Latin American Studies ETDs
Publication Date
5-1-2015
Abstract
This thesis is about agricultural transition in the face of globalization in the community of Pindoyú, Paraguay. Utilizing the extended case study method, the experiences of people of Pindoyú are documented through partcipant observation, individual and household interviews, and auto-ethnographies in order to illuminate theory on the articulation of modes of production, moral economy, and Marxist ecology. Rooted in Meillassouxs understanding of the domestic mode of production and Wolpe's extended view of the articulated modes of production, it argues that people in Pindoyú are participating in the capitalist mode of production while also practicing values incongruent with capitalist production. Findings suggest that values and social norms are institutionalized in Pindoyú through the policies and projects of community groups, which serve as a reproductive mechanism for an alternative mode of production. These values have been historically practiced and remain within the community's collective memory. The findings have implications for community development projects and policies in rural Paraguay and contribute to theory in Marxist anthropology.
Project Sponsors
Tinker Foundation, Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico, Office of Graduate Studies at the University of New Mexico
Language
English
Keywords
agricultural transition, globalization, articulated modes of production, modes of production, rural community development, Paraguay, Marxist ecology, moral economy, auto-ethnography
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Latin American Studies
Second Degree Name
Community and Regional Planning
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Latin American Studies
Second Department
School of Architecture and Planning
First Committee Member (Chair)
Field, Les
Second Committee Member
Fleming, William
Recommended Citation
Peters, Kathryn E.. "Changing relationship with the land and one another in Pindoyú, Paraguay." (2015). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/10
Comments
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