Beschreibung:
Frank Salomon is the John V. Murra Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of The Cord Keepers: Khipus and Cultural Life in a Peruvian Village, also published by Duke University Press.
Illustrations xiTables xvPreface xviiIntroduction. Peru and the Ethnography of Writing 11. An Andean Community Writes Itself 312. From Khipu to Narrative 713. A Tale of Two Lettered Cities: Schooling from Ayllu to State 1254. "Papelito Manda": The Power of Writing 1535. Power over Writing: Academy and Ayllu 1826. Writing and the Rehearsal of the Past 2217. Village and Diaspora as Deterritorialized Library 261Conclusions 285Appendix. Examples of Document Genres 297Notes 301References 311Index 351