The Indigenous State
Subtitle: Race, Politics, and Performance in Plurinational Bolivia
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 05, 2017
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780520294035
Description: "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 failures in the ten years since Morales's election. While the Morales government has made many changes that have positively benefited Boliva's majority indigenous population, it has consolidated power and reinforced extractivist development models. In the process, indigeneity has been transformed from a site of emancipatory politics to a site of liberal nation-state building. By carefully tracing the political origins and practices of decolonization among activists, government administrators, and ordinary citizens, Postero makes an important contribution to our understanding of the meaning and impact of Bolivia's indigenous state."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: The Indigenous State: Race, Politics, and Performance in Plurinational Bolivia