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 perceptive new book, Nancy Postero examines the successes and failures...

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Main Author: Postero, Nancy (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of California Press 2017
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