Internal Passports, Counterfeiting, and Subversive Practices in Early Postcolonial Peru

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dc.article.numbershab044
dc.catalogadoraba
dc.contributor.authorRagas Rojas, José Frank
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-28T16:07:29Z
dc.date.available2023-11-28T16:07:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionSpecial Section: Interpretative Challenges in the Archive: Rumor, Forgery, and Denunciation in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.description.abstractCounterfeit identity papers have accompanied many Peruvians over the past two centuries as they moved within their own country. Through these documents, they have embraced numerous personalities and eluded strict controls to the dismay of policymakers and experts who envisioned building a robust surveillance system based on identity cards. This article analyzes counterfeiting as a set of objects, practices, and knowledge that emerged in the aftermath of the Wars of Independence during the transition to an autonomous Republic. Committed to establishing social and political order in this chaotic scenario, Peruvian authorities relied on low-tech devices known as internal passports to regulate mobility within the convoluted territory. Nonetheless, internal passports proved more fragile and less effective than expected. Peruvians rapidly learned to produce their own internal passports or to adulterate their information, developing a particular expertise that enabled them to navigate the nascent biometric system. Forged internal passports thus illustrate the enduring tensions between governments, citizens, and technology, as well as early efforts of individuals to regain control of their personal data.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2023-11-28
dc.format.extent19 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jsh/shab044
dc.identifier.eissn1527-1897
dc.identifier.issn0022-4529
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85116314112
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shab044
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/75437
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000696582900003
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Historia; Ragas Rojas, José Frank; 0000-0002-0074-1111; 1081160
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final45
dc.pagina.inicio27
dc.revistaJournal of Social History
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subject.ddc900
dc.subject.deweyHistoria y geografíaes_ES
dc.titleInternal Passports, Counterfeiting, and Subversive Practices in Early Postcolonial Peru
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen55
sipa.codpersvinculados1081160
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