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by Jorge Parodi; Catherine Conaghan (Editor); James Alstrum (Translator)

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A contemporary classic in Peru, where it was first published in 1986, this book explores changes in the political identity and economic strategies of the Peruvian working class in the 1970s and 1980s. Jorge Parodi uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large factory in Lima, to trace the surge and decline of the labor movement in Peru -- and in Latin America more generally -- through the successes and frustrations of the members of a once-powerful union as they coped with the nation's deteriorating economic situation.
By the early 1970s, Metal Empresa was the site of one of the most radical and aggressive unions in Peruvian industry. But as the decade drew to a close, political and economic crises soured the environment for trade unionism and rendered unions less able to produce palpable benefits for their members. Through in-depth, often poignant interviews, including an extensive oral history of one of the workers, Jesus Zuniga, Parodi shows how workers desperate to support themselves and their families were increasingly forced to seek opportunities outside the industrial sector. In the process, he shows, they began to question their very identities as workers.

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A contemporary classic in Peru, this 1986 book is now available in English. It explores changes in the political identity and economic strategies of the Peruvian working class in the 1970s and 1980s. Jorge Parodi uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large Lima factory, to trace the surge and decline of the labor movement in Peru--and in Latin America.

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  • Title To Be a Worker: Identity and Politics in Peru
  • Author Jorge Parodi; Catherine Conaghan (Editor); James Alstrum (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of North Carolina Press, USA
  • Publication date 2000-07-10
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index
  • ISBN 9780807848609 / 0807848603
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 5.78 x 0.5 in (23.50 x 14.68 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Chronological Period: 1980's
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Working class - Peru, Metal-workers - Peru
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99049579
  • Dewey Decimal Code 331.767

About the author

Jorge Parodi is former director of the Centro de Estudios de Democracia y Sociedad. He now practices psychoanalysis in Lima, Peru.
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