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El Alto, Rebel City: Self and Citizenship in Andean Bolivia

El Alto, Rebel City: Self and Citizenship in Andean Bolivia

Lazar, Sian

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Series: Latin America Otherwise

AnthropologyGeneral SociologySouth American History

ISBN10: 0822341549
ISBN13: 9780822341543
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Jan 4 2008
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.94 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
Combining anthropological methods and theories with political philosophy, Sian Lazar analyzes everyday practices and experiences of citizenship in a satellite city to the Bolivian capital of La Paz: El Alto, where more than three-quarters of the population identify as indigenous Aymara. For several years, El Alto has been at the heart of resistance to neoliberal market reforms, such as the export of natural resources and the privatization of public water systems. In October 2003, protests centered in El Alto forced the Bolivian president to resign; in December 2005, the country's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, was elected. The growth of a strong social justice movement in Bolivia has caught the imagination of scholars and political activists worldwide. El Alto remains crucial to this ongoing process. In El Alto, Rebel City Lazar examines the values, practices, and conflicts behind the astonishing political power exercised by El Alto citizens in the twenty-first century.

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