Karen M Powers
Biographic Data
| ID | 685369 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen M Powers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Powers |
| SIGNATURE | POWERS K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Arizona University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Native Society and Disease in Colonial Ecuador
The Life and Times of Grandfather Alonso
Blanca Muratorio introduces us to Rucuyaya Alonso, a Quichua elder from the Upper Ecuadorian Amazon. Grandfather Alonso's story spans a century, as his narrative incoporates oral tradition learned from both his father and grandfather. The book alternates between chapters of Alonso's life history, and chapters analyzing the history of the world around him--the domination of the missionaries and the state, the white settlers' expropriation of land,…
Resilient Lords and Indian Vagabonds
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the chiefdom underwent important sociopolitical changes in the Audiencia of Quito as chiefs forged a variety of strategies to confront the disruptions of Spanish colonization. By tracing the family history of one ruling lineage, I argue that while the chiefs' survival strategies generated a significant transformation of indigenous political norms, they also served to reproduce Andean society. Adapta…
The Life and Times of Grandfather Alonso
Blanca Muratorio introduces us to Rucuyaya Alonso, a Quichua elder from the Upper Ecuadorian Amazon. Grandfather Alonso's story spans a century, as his narrative incoporates oral tradition learned from both his father and grandfather. The book alternates between chapters of Alonso's life history, and chapters analyzing the history of the world around him--the domination of the missionaries and the state, the white settlers' expropriation of land,…
Resilient Lords and Indian Vagabonds
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the chiefdom underwent important sociopolitical changes in the Audiencia of Quito as chiefs forged a variety of strategies to confront the disruptions of Spanish colonization. By tracing the family history of one ruling lineage, I argue that while the chiefs' survival strategies generated a significant transformation of indigenous political norms, they also served to reproduce Andean society. Adapta…
Resilient Lords and Indian Vagabonds
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the chiefdom underwent important sociopolitical changes in the Audiencia of Quito as chiefs forged a variety of strategies to confront the disruptions of Spanish colonization. By tracing the family history of one ruling lineage, I argue that while the chiefs' survival strategies generated a significant transformation of indigenous political norms, they also served to reproduce Andean society. Adapta…
Native Society and Disease in Colonial Ecuador
The Life and Times of Grandfather Alonso
Blanca Muratorio introduces us to Rucuyaya Alonso, a Quichua elder from the Upper Ecuadorian Amazon. Grandfather Alonso's story spans a century, as his narrative incoporates oral tradition learned from both his father and grandfather. The book alternates between chapters of Alonso's life history, and chapters analyzing the history of the world around him--the domination of the missionaries and the state, the white settlers' expropriation of land,…
Ethnology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)