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Beyond Indigeneity: Growing and the Emergence of a New Middle Class in Bolivia
Alessandra Pellegrini Calderon
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hardcover. Beyond Indigeneity offers new analysis of indigenous identity and social mobility that changes the discourse in Latin American social anthropology. Alessandra Pellegrini Calderon explores the positioning of coca growers in Bolivia and their reluctance to embrace the politics of indigeneity." Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL1; JHB; JHM; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
In Bolivia, the discourse on indigenous peoples intensified in the last few decades, culminating in the election of Evo Morales as president in 2005. Indigenous people are portrayed by the Morales government as modest, communitarian, humble, poor, anti-capitalist, and economically marginalised. In his 2006 inaugural speech, Morales famously described indigenous people as “the moral reserve of humanity.” His rhetoric has reached all levels of society, most notably via the new political constitution of 2009. This constitution initiated a new regime of considerable ethnic character by defining thirty-six indigenous nations and languages.
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In Bolivia, the discourse on indigenous peoples intensified in the last few decades, culminating in the election of Evo Morales as president in 2005. Indigenous people are portrayed by the Morales government as modest, communitarian, humble, poor, anti-capitalist, and economically marginalised. In his 2006 inaugural speech, Morales famously described indigenous people as “the moral reserve of humanity.” His rhetoric has reached all levels of society, most notably via the new political constitution of 2009. This constitution initiated a new regime of considerable ethnic character by defining thirty-six indigenous nations and languages.
Beyond Indigeneity offers new analysis into indigenous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816533107
SKU
V9780816533107
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About Alessandra Pellegrini Calderon
Alessandra Pellegrini Calderón is a research fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Zurich.
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