Fighting for Andean Resources: Extractive Industries, Cultural Politics, and Environmental Struggles in Peru

Local communities' demands for compensation and mitigation of environmental degradation in the Peruvian Andes constitute claims to citizenship, challenging state absence and corporate social responsibility rhetoric. A case study of the Antamina mining project near Huascarán National Park reveals conflicts over land transactions, road construction, and differing perceptions of environmental risk, highlighting how unexpected alliances—such as between NGOs and investors—can reshape extractive industry practices and temporarily balance local and corporate interests.

Dries, M. P. (2021). Fighting for Andean Resources: Extractive Industries, Cultural Politics, and Environmental Struggles in Peru. Hispanic American Historical Review, 101(2), 345–346. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-8897867