Theoretical Foundations of Molecular Magnetism (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Alpacas, Sheep, and Men: The Wool Export Economy and Regional Society in Southern Peru 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
Dedication 6
Preface 12
Acknowledgments 16
Sources Consulted 20
Chapter 1. Introduction: Modernization, Dependency, and the Sectorial Model 24
THE MODERNIZATION PARADIGM 26
DEPENDENCY THEORY 31
THE SECTORIAL MODEL 35
Chapter 2. The History of the World Wool Market 44
WORLD WOOL 44
PERUVIAN WOOL 52
Chapter 3. The Wool Economy in Southern Peru 56
THE USES OF WOOL 56
THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WOOL 64
Chapter 4. Credit, Stocks, and Price Transmission Mechanisms 74
THE ACTIVITY OF WOOL MARKETING 75
VERTICAL LINKAGES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES 77
PRICE TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS 80
THE INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION 84
Chapter 5. The Sicuani Region: A Capsule Description 86
AN APPROACH TO THE CONCEPT OF REGION 86
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION: THE MARKETING REGION 89
AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLITICAL REGION 99
Chapter 6. The Pastoral Sectors: Herds, Herders, and Herd Owners 102
THE ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTIVE UNITS 109
WIDER ARTICULATION AND PRODUCTION BOTTLENECKS 116
Chapter 7. Local Uses of Wool in the Sicuani Region 120
THE TEXTILE FACTORY 122
THE FURRIERS 125
BAYETA 128
COMPARISONS 131
Chapter 8. Agriculture and Artisans 134
AGRICULTURE 135
ARTISANS 151
Chapter 9. The Distribution System 158
MARKETING ACTIVITY 159
PURCHASING POWER 160
MARKETING UNITS: ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS 163
STRUCTURE AND GROWTH OF MARKETING INSTITUTIONS 169
Chapter 10. Political Articulation in the Sicuani Region 178
INTRODUCTION 178
BEFORE THE RAILROAD: THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY 179
THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY: THE DOMINANCE OF TRADERS 182
THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY: CHANGES IN THE ELITES 196
THE SICUANI REGION IN THE MID-1970S 203
SUMMARY 208
Chapter 11. Conclusions 210
THE SECTORIAL MODEL AND THE SICUANI REGION 210
THE IMPACT OF THE WOOL EXPORT ECONOMY 213
MODERNIZATION, DEPENDENCY, AND THE SECTORIAL MODEL 224
APPENDIX 1: Wool and Wool-Bearing Animals 228
APPENDIX 2: Peruvian Wool Export Statistics 234
APPENDIX 3: Text of an Announcement of an Annual Fair 240
APPENDIX 4: Demographic Statistics 242
APPENDIX 5: Sicuani Wool Statistics 252
APPENDIX 6: Land Tenure Patterns and Livestock Holdings 258
Bibliography 264
Glossary 278
Name Index 280
Subject Index 284