Rhythms of the Pachakuti : Indigenous Uprising and State Power in Bolivia /

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In Rhythms of the Pachakuti, Raquel Gutierrez Aguilar documents a series of popular indigenous uprisings against the country's antidemocratic policies, tracing the internal dynamics of such disruptions to consider how motivation and execution incite political change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gutierrez Aguilar, Raquel (Author)
Other Authors: Skar, Stacey Alba D. (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Latin America.
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries > Americas.
Social movements.
Politics and government.
Indians of South America > Politics and government.
Indians of South America > Government relations.
Government, Resistance to.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Resistance au gouvernement > Bolivie > Histoire.
Indiens d'Amerique > Bolivie > Relations avec l'État.
Social movements > Bolivia > History.
Government, Resistance to > Bolivia > History.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Politics and government.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Government relations.
Bolivia.
Bolivie > Politique et gouvernement > 1982-2006.
Bolivia > Politics and government > 1982-2006.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: beyond the old order of things
  • Community uprisings and grassroots democratization
  • The coalition for the defense of water and life : the massive public defiance of state order
  • Aymara roadblocks in La Paz : community as a mobilizing force
  • The disputed territories of the Chapare : coca growers' struggles from 2000 to 2003
  • From governmental collapse to Pachakuti's suspension, 2003-2005
  • Insurgent politics: the rebellious year of 2003
  • Compromises and "catastrophic balance" : the confusing year of 2004
  • The growing tension between emancipation, autonomy, self-governance, and state reconstitution in 2005
  • Conclusion: final reflections
  • Appendix: methodological approach.

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