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Books on: peru missionary

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Theologies and Liberation in Peru: The Role of Ideas in Social Movements

Book by Milagros Pena; Temple University Press, 1995

Subjects:

Catholic Church--Peru--History--20th Century, Christianity And Politics--Catholic Church--History--20th Century, Liberation Theology--History, Peru--Church History--20th Century, Peru--History--1968-1980, Peru--History--1980-

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Catholic Church in Peru One thing is...of the cross, the missionary Church sometimes...Catholic. The colonial missionary drive was so efficient...understand not only in Peru but throughout...Sacred Heart--took up missionary activities in Lima...intellectual world of Peru by establishing...
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Peru: Society and Nationhood in the Andes

Book by Peter Flindell Klarén; Oxford University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Peru--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

(Peru LATIN AMERICAN HISTORIES Thomas E. Skidmore, Series Editor...Divided, THIRD EDITION Brazil: Five Centuries of Change Peru: Society and Nationhood in the Andes Peru Society and Nationhood in the Andes Peter Flindell Klaren...
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Shining and Other Paths: War and Society in Peru, 1980-1995

Book by Steve J. Stern; Duke University Press, 1998

Subjects:

Insurgency--Peru--History--20th Century, Peasantry--Peru--Political Activity--History--20th Century, Peru--Politics And Government--1968-1980, Peru--Politics And Government--1980-, Sendero Luminoso (Guerrilla Group), War And Society--Peru--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

An account of the social experiences at the heart of the war waged between Shining Path and the Peruvian military during the 1980s and early 1990s. The book analyzes the brutal reshaping of life and politics during a war that cost tens of thousands of lives.
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Militarism and Politics in Latin America: Peru from Sanchez Cerro to Sendero Luminoso

Book by Daniel M. Masterson; Greenwood Press, 1991

Subjects:

Civil-Military Relations--Peru--History--20th Century, Peru--Armed Forces--Political Activity--History--20th Century, Peru--Politics And Government--1919-1968

Collections: History, Entire Library

This is the only comprehensive case study in English of the highly complex Peruvian military and its place in Peruvian society. Covering the early 1930s to present, it is based on extensive Latin American and U.S. archival sources and personal interviews. Emphasis is placed on the impact of French ...
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This is the only comprehensive case study in English of the highly complex Peruvian military and its place in Peruvian society. Covering the early 1930s to present, it is based on extensive Latin American and U.S. archival sources and personal interviews. Emphasis is placed on the impact of French and U.S. military theory; revolutionary politics up to and including Sendero Luminoso; the rationale behind General Alvarado's reforms (1968-75); Velasco's legacy; and an examination of the Soviet Union's involvement in Peru. For students and scholars of contemporary Latin America.
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5.

A Socialist Empire: The Incas of Peru

Book by Louis Baudin, Katherine Woods, Arthur Goddard; D. Van Nostrand, 1961

Subjects:

Incas, Indians Of South America--Peru

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Empire A Socialist Empire THE INCAS OF PERU by LOUIS BAUDIN Translated from...and conditions of the Inca regime in Peru is a classic of history as well as of ethnology...book, A Socialist Empire: The Incas of Peru , is of the highest importance for the...

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Journal Articles on: peru missionary

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The IHM's Response to Educational, Social and Economic Challenges of Human Rights in Peru and Chile: A Viable Option for the People of Latin America

Journal article by Maria Consuelo Sparks; MACLAS Latin American Essays, 2000

Subjects:

Economic policy--Latin America, Human rights--Latin America, Latin America--Political aspects, Social policy--Latin America

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...segment of their missionary life in Peru and Chile, the...People of God in Peru and Chile. Nuestra...to extend the missionary apostolate by serving...educational, not missionary; however, their...schools in both Peru and Chile and so...
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The Conquest of Peru Through the Native Looking Glass

Journal article by Raquel Chang-Rodríguez; Romance Quarterly, Vol. 40, 1993

Subjects:

Romance Philology

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The Conquest of Peru Through the Native Looking...riches or in pursuit of their missionary zeal. They point out the many...rebellion against Spanish rule in Peru. From the First New Chronicle...narration of the conquest of Peru and first decades of Spanish...
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Still Life and Fetal Exploits in Flora Tristan's Peregrinations D'une Paria

Journal article by Anne E. Mccall; The Romanic Review, Vol. 98, 2007

Subjects:

Authors, French--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, French--Works, Feminism, French writers--Criticism and interpretation, French writers--Works, Peregrinations d'une paria (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Travel--France, Travel--Peru, Tristan, Flora--Criticism and interpretation, Tristan, Flora--Works, Women authors--Criticism and interpretation, Women authors--Works, Women writers--Criticism and interpretation, Women writers--Works

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...relating her 1833-1834 voyage to Peru. (1) Ambitious as this project...to denounce social evils, and missionary zeal in the power of writing...Peregrinations dune paria provoked in Peru, where the book was publicly...crown, of a powerful family in Peru. References throughout Tristans...
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Church of the Poor: The Ecclesiology of Gustavo Gutierrez

Journal article by James B. Nickoloff; Theological Studies, Vol. 54, 1993

Subjects:

Church and social problems--Philosophy, Gutierrez, Gustavo--Philosophy, Liberation theology--Philosophy, Poor--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...which called for a "truly poor, missionary, and paschal" Church ("Youth...the Faith to the bishops of Peru in 1984. The "Observaciones...Its Reasons: Predicaments of Missionary Christianity in Early Colonial Peru," Hispanic American Historical...
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The Link That Kept the Philippines Spanish: Mexican Merchant Interests and the Manila Trade, 1571-1815

Journal article by Katharine Bjork; Journal of World History, Vol. 9, 1998

Subjects:

World History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Philippines was protecting the scope for missionary activity that it supposedly afforded...Philippines was always one of Christian missionary activity. One of the earliest reasons...that the suspension of trade between Peru and New Spain coincides with a reduction...

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Magazine Articles on: peru missionary

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Missionary Plane Shot Down in Peru

Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 118, May 9, 2001

Subjects:

Aircraft accidents--Peru, Bowers, Veronica--Crimes against, Missionaries--Crimes against

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Missionary plane shot down in Peru Perus air force denied April...thought was transporting illegal drugs. Missionary Veronica Bowers and her seven-month-old...and disagreements persist between Peru and the U.S. over the exact sequence...
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Shaky Reforms: Letter from Peru

Magazine article by Ernest W. Ranly; The Christian Century, Vol. 110, March 3, 1993

Subjects:

Fujimori, Alberto--Political activity, Peru--Politics and government

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Bartolome de las Casas, the missionary who fought against the exploitation...the rest of the Third World, Peru has suffered from increased...than tripled. During this time Peru has had four changes of government...monitoring monetary policy, Peru is again eligible for loans...
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EVANGELIST FOR NATURE - Once a Missionary, Jose Alvarez Now Searches Amazonia for New Species-And Preaches Salvation for Their Imperiled Habitat

Magazine article by Catherine Elton; International Wildlife, May-June 2001

Subjects:

Alvarez, Jose--Conduct of life, Amazon River Region--Protection, Conservationists--Conduct of life, Missionaries--Conduct of life, Rain forests--Protection

Collections: Entire Library

...FOR NATURE - Once a missionary, Jose Alvarez now searches...naturalist who had come to Peru from Spain, discovered...25, Alvarez came to Peru to devote his life to...resources is much like missionary work, he explains...afterlife. The young missionary spent much of his time...
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What Is the Church of the Poor? A Missionary Reshapes His Theology

Magazine article by Robert Hurteau; Commonweal, Vol. 120, March 26, 1993

Subjects:

Catholic Church--Social policy, Church work with the poor--Analysis, Latin America--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...proponents of the church of the poor in Peru) told us at a pastoral gathering that we...labels as violent the rampant social ills of Peru, tends to justify automatically subversive...now things have turned upside-down. Take Peru, for instance: there it has become unconscionable...
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Restoring Pride in Arequipa

Magazine article by Louis Werner; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 52, April 2000

Subjects:

Arequipa, Peru--Churches, mosques, synagogues, etc., Art and society--Analysis, Cities and towns--Rating, Religion and sociology--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...and the windswept altiplano in southern Peru, Arequipa managed to escape the worst...Gertrudis to set things right. "We have a missionary cross outside our church with everything...youngest of only four master gilders left in Peru. His children have chosen other professions...

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Newspaper Articles on: peru missionary

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Peru Downs Planes with Help of U.S. in Drug Program

Newspaper article by Jerry Seper; The Washington Times, April 24, 2001

Subjects:

Peru

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Colombia for processing into cocaine. Peru is one of the worlds major producers of...forcing it to land and killing an American missionary and her infant daughter. A U.S. surveillance...town of Iquitos, located in northeast Peru between Colombia and Brazil. Peruvian...
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THE JUNGLE BOOKWORM; Born in a Canoe in Peru.Miguel Gets Scholarship Place at Oxford

Newspaper article by Patrick Mulchrone; The Mirror (London, England), February 18, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...BOOKWORM; Born in a Canoe in Peru.Miguel Gets Scholarship Place...left in the rainforest by a missionary. Miguel was 13. Until then...Texas after which he returned to Peru. Then he went to California...in the remote rainforests of Peru. 1984: First exposure to western...
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Colonial Artwork Stolen in 2002 Returned to Peru

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 27, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...authorities at all levels and the government of Peru. "This case serves as a warning for those...said Bernardo Bitti, an Italian Jesuit missionary, painted and gilded El Altar de Challapampa...the governments of the United States and Peru concerning the imposition of import restrictions...
4.

Missionary Treads Line between Rebels, Rights

Newspaper article by Sibylla Brodzinsky; The Washington Times, December 24, 2000

Subjects:

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...saw the rise of a Marxist state and the killing of tens of thousands of dissidents. He had a taste of the Colombian conflict once before in the mid-1980s, when he served as a missionary near the border with Peru in La Tagua, Putumayo Province.
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Language Had Role in Plane's Downing

Newspaper article by Ben Barber; The Washington Times, August 3, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...shooting down of an American missionary flight over Peru in April were plagued by poor...order the plane shot down. Missionary Veronica Bowers and her daughter...Peruvian fighter shot down the missionary plane. "Yes, OK?" is the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: peru missionary

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Acosta, JosÉ De

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ACOSTA, JOSE DE hosa tha ako sta, c.1539 1600, Spanish Jesuit missionary to Peru. He wrote a well-known history of the Spanish colonial period, The Natural and Moral History of the Indies (1590; tr. 1604, 1880...
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Marcos De Niza

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MARCOS DE NIZA mar kos da ne sa, c.1495 1558, missionary explorer in Spanish North America. A Franciscan friar, he served in Peru and Guatemala before going to Mexico. There he headed an expedition (1539) planned by Antonio de Mendoza , who...
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Maryknoll

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Maryknoll Fathers") are there especially trained for foreign missionary work. The community was established in 1911 and sent out its...World War II, Maryknoll priests began to be sent to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, to supplement the shortage of native clergy...
4.

Las Casas, BartolomÉ De

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...BARTOLOME DE bartoloma da las ka sas, 1474 1566, Spanish missionary and historian, called the apostle of the Indies. He went to...colony for people of indigenous descent (1520 21), went to Peru with a royal cedula prohibiting native enslavement, worked...

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