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

"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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Autore principale: Postero, Nancy Grey (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
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Sommario:
  • 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.