Bolivia Reader

History, Culture, Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvSinclair Thomson,Rossana Barragán,Xavier Albó,Seemin Qayum,Mark Goodale

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The Bolivia Reader provides a panoramic view, from antiquity to the present, of the history, culture, and politics of a country known for its ethnic and regional diversity, its rich natural resources and dilemmas of economic development, and its political conflict and creativity. Featuring both classic and little-known texts ranging from fiction, memoir, and poetry to government documents, journalism, and political speeches, the volume challenges stereotypes of Bolivia as a backward nation while offering insights into the country's history of mineral extraction, revolution, labor organizing, indigenous peoples' movements, and much more. Whether documenting Inka rule or Spanish conquest, three centuries at the center of Spanish empire, or the turbulent politics and cultural vibrancy of the national period, these sources-the majority of which appear in English for the first time-foreground the voices of actors from many different walks of life. Unprecedented in scope, The Bolivia Reader illustrates the historical depth and contemporary challenges of Bolivia in all their complexity.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-07-11
Mått156 x 235 x 42 mm
Vikt1 043 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLatin America Readers
Antal sidor744
FörlagDuke University Press
ISBN9780822371526

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Acknowledgments xixIntroduction 1I. First Peoples and the Making of Andean and Amazonian Space 13II. States and Conquests in the Andes 45III. The Rich Mountain 71IV. From Indian Insurgency to Creole Independence 115V. Market Circuits and Enclave Extraction 161VI. The Nation and Political Fragmentation 207VII. The Nationalization of Natural Resources 257VIII. Revolutionary Currents 323IX. Dictatorship and Democracy 407X. Neoliberalism and Lowland Ascendency 503XI. Competing Projects for the Future 541XII. Pachakuti? 623Suggestions for Further Reading and Viewing 679Acknowledgment of Copyright and Sources 687Index 699

“English-speaking audiences now have a rich resource for in-depth study of Bolivia. It is the perfect book for courses on Andean history and Latin America, as well as hemispheric courses on power, culture, politics, and economy in the Americas. Overall, this book is indispensable for university and college libraries. To put it simply, there is no comparable volume.”- Jane Mangan (The Americas) “The field of Bolivian studies has expanded rapidly in the past two decades. . . . Yet, until now, no single book had offered a compelling and comprehensive overview of the forces that have shaped the country into the twenty-first century. The Bolivia Reader performs this difficult task splendidly.”- Kevin A. Young (The Historian)