Knowledge and Learning in the Andes - Ethnographic Perspectives (Paperback, illustrated edition)

The chapters collected here are based upon papers delivered at a conference held at Darwin College, Cambridge University, in 1996. They represent an exploration of current research, including case studies, into the ways in which Andean peoples create, transmit, maintain and transform their knowledge in culturally significant ways, and how processes of teaching and learning relate to these. The book focuses on the diverse ideologies and practices surrounding the production and reception of knowledge, and the activities of teaching and learning, within the many varied sectors of Andean society - from Ecuador to Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The contributions come from eminent researchers in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies and linguistics, including cross-disciplinary approaches. The case studies themselves provide a source of reflection on the variously harmonious and conflictive relationships between knowledge, power, communicative media and cultural identities in Andean societies, from within local, national and global perspectives.