GENER AL INTEREST
The Bolivia Reader History, Culture, Politics
sincl air thomson , rossana barr agán , x avier albó , seemin q ayum & mark goodale , editors
Sinclair Thomson is Associate Professor of History at New
The Bolivia Reader provides a panoramic
York University. Rossana Barragán is Senior Researcher at
view, from antiquity to the present, of
the International Institute of Social History in the Netherlands.
the history, culture, and politics of a
Xavier Albó is a Jesuit priest and independent scholar. Seemin Qayum is an independent scholar. Mark Goodale is
country known for its ethnic and regional diversity, its rich natural resources and
Professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University
dilemmas of economic development,
of Lausanne.
and its political conflict and creativity. “The Bolivia Reader is a quite remarkable scholarly and editorial achievement. Its approach of providing us with direct access to scores of primary sources constitutes a unique
Featuring both classic and little-known Still from Jorge Sanjinés, Clandestine Nation, 1989. Courtesy of the artist.
texts ranging from fiction, memoir, and poetry to government documents,
‘document of documents’ through which to engage with the
journalism, and political speeches, the volume challenges stereotypes of Bolivia
country and its past. The editors have selected an exception-
as a backward nation while offering insights into the country’s history of mineral
ally rich range of perspectives from before the Spanish conquest to the era of Evo Morales, from right and left, elite and popular, society and politics, literature and art. Their magisterial commentaries will assist all—newcomer and special-
extraction, revolution, labor organizing, indigenous peoples’ movements, and much more. Whether documenting Inka rule or Spanish conquest, three centuries at the center of Spanish empire, or the turbulent politics and cultural vibrancy
ist alike—through the spellbinding Bolivian experience. Yet
of the national period, the sources—the majority of which appear in English for
we, the readers of The Bolivia Reader, are always left free to
the first time—foreground the voices of actors from many different walks of life.
form our own opinions.”— JAMES DUNKERLEY, author of Rebellion in the Veins: Political Struggle in Bolivia, 1952–1982
Unprecedented in scope, The Bolivia Reader illustrates the historical depth and contemporary challenges of Bolivia in all of its complexity. THE L ATIN AMERICA RE ADERS
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