Seemin Qayum

Xavier Albó

Mark Goodale

Rossana Barragán

Sinclair Thomson

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.

History, Culture, Politics

The Bolivia Reader

CONTENIDO: Movimientos indígenas desde 1900 hasta la actualidad / Xavier Albó / - Que el pasado sea futuro depende de lo que hagamos en el presente: enseñanza de la insurgencia étnica en Bolivia / Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui / - Condición obrera y forma sindicato en Bolivia / Álvaro García Linera / - Género, etnicidad y clases sociales: la mujer en los movimientos sociales y movimientos de mujeres / - Dense Y. Arnold y Alison Spedding / - Caracterización del "ciclo rebelde" 2000-2005 / Marta Cabezas / - Múltiples fracturas del estado y la sociedad desde los movimientos indígenas de Bolivia / Pablo Mamani Ramírez / - Las clases peligrosas. La interfaz boliviana en la resistencia global al capitalismo / Pablo Iglesias Turrión / - Intelectuales, política y movimientos sociales en Bolivia. Entrevista a Álvaro García Linera (vicepresidente de Bolivia) / Franklin Ramírez Gallegos.

Xavier Albó

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