Changing relationship with the land and one another in Pindoyú, Paraguay

<p>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.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Latin American Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Latin American Studies

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Peters, Kathryn E

Contributors dc:contributor

• Isaac, Claudia B
• Field, Les
• Fleming, William

• agricultural transition
• globalization
• articulated modes of production
• modes of production
• rural community development
• Paraguay
• Marxist ecology
• moral economy
• auto-ethnography
• Latin American Languages and Societies

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/10

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ltam_etds-1009