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Book SynopsisFocuses on the lives of four indigenous activist-intellectuals in Bolivia, key leaders in the Alcaldes Mayores Particulares (AMP), a movement established to claim rights for indigenous education and reclaim indigenous lands from hacienda owners.
Trade Review"A good summary of the Bolivian AMP for all Latin American social science researchers. . . . Highly recommended. All levels and libraries." -- D. L. Browman * Choice *
"This is really a treasure, a lens into the lives, visions, and political practices of the forebears of the contemporary movement that is changing Bolivia." -- Nancy Postero & Devin Beaulieu * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *
"This book is recommended for readers interested in indigenous history, Andean religious practices, or for use in courses on law, politics, or race in Latin America." * Colonial Latin American Historical Review *
"Ari’s work is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the longer histories of indigenous revitalization in Bolivia.... [S]tudents of Latin America should read it closely to gain a fuller understanding of both the complexities of indigenous political projects and the stubborn durability of the colonial foundations of the Latin American state." -- Bret Gustafson * The Historian *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
1. Building the Indian Law and a Decolonization Project in Bolivia 1
2. Nation Making and the Genealogy of the AMP Indigenous Activists 31
3. The Beginning of the Decolonization Project: Toribio Miranda's Framing and Dissemination of the Indian Law 55
4. Against Cholification: Gregorio Titiriku's Urban Experience and the Development of Earth Politics in Segregated Times 81
5. Between Internal Colonialism and War: Melitón Gallardo in the Southern Andean Estates 115
6. Against Whitening: Andrés Jacha'qullu's Movement between Worlds in the Era of the Bolivian National Revolution of 1952 135
Conclusion. The AMP's Innovations and Its Legacy in Bolivia under Evo Morales 171
Appendix 1 189
Appendix 2 193
Notes 199
Glossary 227
Selected Bibiolography 233
Index 251
