The Indigenous State : Race, Politics, and Performance in Plurinational Bolivia /

The Indigenous State : Race, Politics, and Performance in Plurinational Bolivia /

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"In 2005, Bolivians elected their first indigenous president, Evo Morales. Ushering in a new "democratic cultural revolution," Morales promised to overturn neoliberalism and inaugurate a new decolonized society. In this crucial new book, Nancy Postero examines the successes and failur...

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Main Author: Postero, Nancy Grey (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bolivia.
Bolivie > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siecle.
Bolivia > Ethnic relations > Political aspects > 21st century.
Bolivia > Politics and government > 21st century.
Morales Ayma, Evo, > 1959-
Morales Ayma, Evo, > 1959- > Political activity.
Politics and government.
Political participation.
Neoliberalism.
Multiculturalism > Political aspects.
Indigenous peoples > Government relations.
Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Sociology and anthropology.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Anthropology.
Neo-liberalisme > Bolivie > 21e siecle.
Multiculturalisme > Aspect politique > Bolivie > 21e siecle.
Autochtones > Bolivie > Relations avec l'État > 21e siecle.
Neoliberalism > Bolivia > 21st century.
Multiculturalism > Political aspects > Bolivia > 21st century.
Indigenous peoples > Bolivia > Government relations > 21st century.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the "cultural democratic revolution" of Evo Morales
  • The emergence of indigenous nationalism : social movements and the MAS State
  • The constituent assembly : challenges to liberalism
  • Wedding the nation : spectacle and political performance
  • Living well? the battle for national development
  • Race and racism in the new Bolivia
  • From indigeneity to economic liberation
  • Charagua's struggle for indigenous autonomy
  • Conclusion : between politics and policing.

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