{"product_id":"the-bolivia-reader-9780822371526","title":"The Bolivia Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Andean antiquity and Spanish colonialism to the present, \u003ci\u003eThe Bolivia Reader\u003c\/i\u003e provides a panoramic view of Bolivia's history, culture, and politics through a wide ranging collection of sources, most of which appear here in English for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“English-speaking audiences now have a rich resource for in-depth study of Bolivia. It is the perfect book for courses on Andean history and Latin America, as well as hemispheric courses on power, culture, politics, and economy in the Americas. Overall, this book is indispensable for university and college libraries. To put it simply, there is no comparable volume.”\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jane Mangan * The Americas *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The field of Bolivian studies has expanded rapidly in the past two decades. . . . Yet, until now, no single book had offered a compelling and comprehensive overview of the forces that have shaped the country into the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eThe Bolivia Reader\u003c\/i\u003e performs this difficult task splendidly.”\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kevin A. Young * The Historian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  xix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction  1\u003cbr\u003e I. First Peoples and the Making of Andean and Amazonian Space  13\u003cbr\u003e II. States and Conquests in the Andes  45\u003cbr\u003e III. The Rich Mountain  71\u003cbr\u003e IV. From Indian Insurgency to Creole Independence  115\u003cbr\u003e V. Market Circuits and Enclave Extraction  161\u003cbr\u003e VI. The Nation and Political Fragmentation  207\u003cbr\u003e VII. The Nationalization of Natural Resources  257\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Revolutionary Currents  323\u003cbr\u003e IX. Dictatorship and Democracy  407\u003cbr\u003e X. Neoliberalism and Lowland Ascendency  503\u003cbr\u003e XI. Competing Projects for the Future  541\u003cbr\u003e XII. Pachakuti?  623\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading and Viewing  679\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgment of Copyright and Sources  687\u003cbr\u003e Index  699","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406111351127,"sku":"9780822371526","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822371526.jpg?v=1730494572","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bolivia-reader-9780822371526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}