"Leading political sociologist della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering democracy. Bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, she investigates contemporary innovations of the progressive Left in times of crisis and reflects o…
"Leading political sociologist della Porta rehabilitates the role social movements have long played in fostering democracy. Bridging social movement studies and democratic theory, she investigates contemporary innovations of the progressive Left in times of crisis and reflects o…
Heroes of the Chaco -- Imperial maneuvers -- Las nalgas of YPFB -- Gas hub lock-in -- Bulls and beauty queens -- Just a few lashes -- Requiem for the dead -- Gas work -- Quarrel over the excess. "BOLIVIA IN THE AGE OF GAS demonstrates how the push to nationalize natural gas in …
"Bolivia in the Age of Gas demonstrates how the push to nationalize natural gas in Bolivia has fomented a complicated mix of nationalism, imperialism, and indigenous sovereignty, destabilizing singular understandings of each of these processes and revealing intricate webs of pow…
"BOLIVIA IN THE AGE OF GAS demonstrates how the push to nationalize natural gas in Bolivia has fomented a complicated mix of nationalism, imperialism, and indigenous sovereignty, destabilizing singular understandings of each of these processes and revealing intricate webs of pow…
"By presenting fresh readings of canonical authors like César Vallejo, José María Arguedas, and Magda Portal and through analysis of newer artist-activists like Julieta Paredes, Mujeres Creando Comunidad, and Alejandra Dorado, Daly argues that avant-gardes complicate questions o…
Over the last two decades, indigenous populations in Latin America have achieved a remarkable level of visibility and political effectiveness, particularly in Ecuador and Bolivia. In Struggles of Voice, José Antonio Lucero examines these two examples in order to understand their…
[Publisher-supplied data] In this newest addition to the Case Study in Cultural Anthropology series, anthropologist Lynn Sikkink takes us on a journey into the diverse marketplace settings of Bolivia to explore the practice and meaning of traditional medicine. Through her focus …
Los Qaraqara y los Charka, dos grandes señoríos aymaras del centro-sur andino, ocupaban una región estratégica, tanto para los Inka como para los españoles, donde se desenvolvieron los grandes centros minero-religiosos de Porco y Potosí. Este libro ofrece nuevas fuentes document…
Prologue : The spirit of revolt / Adolfo Gilly -- The plaza and the palacio -- Revolution in historical context -- Indian rule and Creole rule in the age of the revolution, 1781-1825 -- Alliance and repression in the tributary republic, 1826-1926 -- National-popular stirrings, 1…