{"product_id":"remembering-the-hacienda-barry-j-lyons-9780292714397","title":"Remembering the Hacienda: Religion, Authority, and Social Change in Highland Ecuador","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the colonial period through the mid-twentieth century, haciendas dominated the Latin American countryside. In the Ecuadorian Andes, Runa--Quichua-speaking indigenous people--worked on these large agrarian estates as virtual serfs. In \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Hacienda: Religion, Authority, and Social Change in Highland Ecuador\u003c\/i\u003e, Barry Lyons probes the workings of power on haciendas and explores the hacienda's contemporary legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyons lived for three years in a Runa village and conducted in-depth interviews with elderly former hacienda laborers. He combines their wrenching accounts with archival evidence to paint an astonishing portrait of daily life on haciendas. Lyons also develops an innovative analysis of hacienda discipline and authority relations. \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Hacienda\u003c\/i\u003e explains the role of religion as well as the reshaping of Runa culture and identity under the impact of land reform and liberation theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully written book is a major contribution to the understanding of social control and domination. It will be valuable reading for a broad audience in anthropology, history, Latin American studies, and religious studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry J. Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292714394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292714397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.86d","brand":"Barry J. Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075995627775,"sku":"9780292714397","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad4a4a65-cd93-42ba-9c51-2aa3e973313b.jpg?v=1685462593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remembering-the-hacienda-barry-j-lyons-9780292714397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}