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Appropriation and Resistance Mechanisms in (Post-) Colonial Constellations of Actors: The Latin American Frontiers in the 18th and 19th Century

Working Paper 30

Working Paper 30

Stefan Rinke, Mónika Contreras Saiz, Lasse Hölck – 2012

Das Working Paper präsentiert eine Langzeitstudie von Aneignungs- und Abwehrmechanismen im kulturell heterogenen Kontext. Die mikrohistorische Untersuchung interkultureller Kommunikation und Kooperation an den lateinamerikanischen Frontiers zwischen Kolonie und Republik geht davon aus, dass staatlich implementierte Governance-Mechanismen auf der lokalen Ebene an die Bedürfnisse der entsprechenden Residenzgruppen angepasst werden müssen. Die Fallbeispiele bestätigen dabei die Schwierigkeit, Aneignungs- und Abwehrmechanismen empirisch zu trennen, da Aneignungen im kulturell heterogenen Kontext grundsätzlich eklektisch vorgenommen werden und, als Mechanismus, zumeist einer Vereinnahmung durch staatliche Strukturen vorbeugen.

This working paper offers a longitudinal analysis of appropriation and resistance mechanisms in a culturally heterogeneous context. The study is based on a micro-historical investigation of intercultural communication and cooperation on Latin American frontiers during the transition from colonies to early republics. It begins with the assumption that governance mechanisms implemented by the state were necessarily adapted to the needs of the local population. Our case studies confirm the difficulty of empirically separating mechanisms of appropriation from mechanisms of resistance; appropriation is generally eclectic in situations of cultural heterogeneity and, as a mechanism, usually counteracts the intentions of state actors.

Title
Working Paper 30 "Appropriation and Resistance Mechanisms in (Post-) Colonial Constellations of Actors: The Latin American Frontiers in the 18th and 19th Century"
Publisher
SFB 700, Research Project D9 (former Research Project C5)
Date
2012-05
Identifier
ISSN 1863-6896 (Print), 1864-1024 (Internet)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf