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

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Postero, Nancy Grey, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press 2017
[2017].
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Morales Ayma, Evo, > 1959- > Political activity.
Neoliberalism > Bolivia > 21st century.
Multiculturalism > Political aspects > Bolivia > 21st century.
Indigenous peoples > Bolivia > Government relations > 21st century.
Bolivia > Ethnic relations > Political aspects > 21st century.
Bolivia > Politics and government > 21st century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429953906719
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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