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Indigenous Peasant ‘Otherness’: Rural Identities and Political Processes in B olivia
Author(s) -
FONTANA LORENZA B.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12207
Subject(s) - peasant , politics , indigenous , narrative , ethnic group , context (archaeology) , gender studies , political science , sociology , political economy , law , history , literature , art , ecology , archaeology , biology
Since M orales's election, rural movements have become the new protagonists of B olivian politics. Previous analyses have emphasised their active role in shaping national politics, often focusing on those organisations as a compact block. However, their relationship is marked by both cooperation and fragmentation. This article provides a narrative of B olivian socio‐political history over the last 60 years, establishing four main phases of identitarian articulations/disarticulations. It demonstrates the high degree of interdependence and fluidity of ethnic and class identities, as well as their interconnections with the broader socio‐political context and the national legal and institutional changes.