{"product_id":"voice-and-nation-in-plurinational-bolivia-9781350324718","title":"Voice and Nation in Plurinational Bolivia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers ethnographic accounts of Aymara language media activism in Bolivia during the presidency of Evo Morales (20062019). It draws on research conducted among Aymara language radio broadcasters, hip hop artists, and community members during a period of radical social change and Indigenous political resurgence (pachakuti) in South America's most Indigenous republic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Plurinational Republic of Bolivia counts Aymara among its official languages, but Aymara's social status and transmission to newer generations raise concerns about whether, despite being one of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages of the Americas, the threat of language obsolescence persists. This ethnographic account of Indigenous language activism shows how Aymara media and cultural workers combat this threat by making the language audible in diverse corners of Aymara life and examines the role Indigenous multilingualism plays in Bolivian politics. Through interviews and analysis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359362351447,"sku":"9781350324718","price":90.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350324718.jpg?v=1754124434","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voice-and-nation-in-plurinational-bolivia-9781350324718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}