Keywords
This study derives from a synthesis and systematization effort
both in theoretical and analytical terms
regarding ethnographic material obtained during the last decade in the saltpetrous- rich city of MarÃa Elena
in the Atacama Desert
Chile. Identity formation
trajectories and experience of these city inhabitants
and the changes experienced by the settlement —a city conceived under the utopian tradition principles— are discussed. Emphasis is set on this settlement’s transformation into a camp
and latter
towards an interest on the wealth-formation of the urban complex. This last form is observed as an expression of the changes experienced
which stem from the prevalence of a new model of accumulation
that in turn
has competitiveness
labour flexibility
quality production and globalization
as core elements
and that establish new relationships between inhabitants
workers and the territory. ciudad
campamento
cambio cultural
flexibilización laboral
patrimonio
both in theoretical and analytical terms
regarding ethnographic material obtained during the last decade in the saltpetrous- rich city of MarÃa Elena
in the Atacama Desert
Chile. Identity formation
trajectories and experience of these city inhabitants
and the changes experienced by the settlement —a city conceived under the utopian tradition principles— are discussed. Emphasis is set on this settlement’s transformation into a camp
and latter
towards an interest on the wealth-formation of the urban complex. This last form is observed as an expression of the changes experienced
which stem from the prevalence of a new model of accumulation
that in turn
has competitiveness
labour flexibility
quality production and globalization
as core elements
and that establish new relationships between inhabitants
workers and the territory. ciudad
campamento
cambio cultural
flexibilización laboral
patrimonio
How to Cite
Torrent, J. C. R., & Bown, P. M. (2014). Identidad, transformación y retórica patrimonial en una ciudad minera del desierto de Atacama, Chile. Desacatos. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (33), 151–166. https://doi.org/10.29340/33.360