Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru

The paper shows how an ethnic group in Pozuzo, an ancient colony, composed of Tyrolean and German settlers in the Peruvian jungle, re-create an alpine way of life. Evidence from the field in Pozuzo and Tyrol is used as a case study to illustrate how cultural resources linked to ‘alpine’ ways of life...

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Main Author: Karin Zbinden Gysin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine 2016-12-01
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3347
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description The paper shows how an ethnic group in Pozuzo, an ancient colony, composed of Tyrolean and German settlers in the Peruvian jungle, re-create an alpine way of life. Evidence from the field in Pozuzo and Tyrol is used as a case study to illustrate how cultural resources linked to ‘alpine’ ways of life are constructed and claimed within the multi-ethnic rural community of Pozuzo as well as within Tyrolean NGOs.
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spelling doaj-art-93855099ecf442999f8a6a63f872a2b92025-01-10T15:53:36ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-74262016-12-01104310.4000/rga.3347Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von PeruKarin Zbinden GysinThe paper shows how an ethnic group in Pozuzo, an ancient colony, composed of Tyrolean and German settlers in the Peruvian jungle, re-create an alpine way of life. Evidence from the field in Pozuzo and Tyrol is used as a case study to illustrate how cultural resources linked to ‘alpine’ ways of life are constructed and claimed within the multi-ethnic rural community of Pozuzo as well as within Tyrolean NGOs.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3347rural developmentcultural resourcesethnic identificationalpine ways of life
spellingShingle Karin Zbinden Gysin
Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru
Revue de Géographie Alpine
rural development
cultural resources
ethnic identification
alpine ways of life
title Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru
title_full Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru
title_fullStr Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru
title_full_unstemmed Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru
title_short Ein Leben wie in den Alpen? Tiroler Siedler und Siedlerinnen im Dschungel von Peru
title_sort ein leben wie in den alpen tiroler siedler und siedlerinnen im dschungel von peru
topic rural development
cultural resources
ethnic identification
alpine ways of life
url https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3347
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