Irrigation, land and society on the Peruvian coast: 1890-1930

Authors

  • César Espinoza Claudio Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru
  • Eduardo Arroyo Laguna Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/is.n47.23878

Keywords:

Piura, irrrigation, Leguía, cotton, Sutton, Peru

Abstract

In this essay, we study the impact of hydraulic technology in Piura’s agriculture in the context of the government of Augusto B. Leguía. The first part systematizes relevant ideas on irrigation and civilization, coastal agriculture, and the internal market. In the second part, we present a balance of the studies carried out between 1870-1940, with the introduction of irrigation technologies in the 20th century. In this sense, we review Leguía’s agrarian policy and Charles Sutton’s ideas to achieve agricultural modernization of Piura using irrigation technology.

Author Biographies

  • César Espinoza Claudio, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

    Magíster en Historia por la PUCP (1999). Licenciado en Sociología por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (1981). Candidato a Doctor en Ciencias Sociales (Mención en Historia) de la Unidad de Postgrado de Ciencias Sociales, UNMSM. Profesor Principal a Dedicación Exclusiva en el Departamento de Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, UNMSM. Enseña en Taller de Investigación Sociológica. Fue director de la Unidad de Investigación y del Instituto de Investigaciones Histórico-Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la UNMSM. Es actualmente director de la revista Investigaciones Sociales. Ha publicado libros y artículos sobre temas regionales y nacionales.

  • Eduardo Arroyo Laguna, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru

    Magíster en sociología por la PUCP y Doctorado en Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales. Catedrático de la Universidad Ricardo Palma, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. Presidente del Colegio de Sociólogos del Perú. Destacado analista político, cultural, poeta, narrador, promotor cultural y periodista. Ha publicado varios libros.

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Published

2022-10-29

Issue

No. 47 (2022)

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Espinoza Claudio, C., & Arroyo Laguna, E. (2022). Irrigation, land and society on the Peruvian coast: 1890-1930. Investigaciones Sociales, 1(47), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.15381/is.n47.23878