| Evo's Bolivia: Continuity and Change Contributor(s): Farthing, Linda C. (Author), Kohl, Benjamin H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0292758685 ISBN-13: 9780292758681 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: 984.054 |
| LCCN: 2013033155 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this compelling and comprehensive look at the rise of Evo Morales and Bolivia's Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), Linda Farthing and Benjamin Kohl offer a thoughtful evaluation of the transformations ushered in by the western hemisphere's first contemporary indigenous president. Accessible to all readers, Evo's Bolivia not only charts Evo's rise to power but also offers a history of and context for the MAS revolution's place in the rising "pink tide" of the political left. Farthing and Kohl examine the many social movements whose agendas have set the political climate in Bolivia and describe the difficult conditions the administration inherited. They evaluate the results of Evo's policies by examining a variety of measures, including poverty; health care and education reform; natural resources and development; and women's, indigenous, and minority rights. Weighing the positive with the negative, the authors offer a balanced assessment of the results and shortcomings of the first six years of the Morales administration. At the heart of this book are the voices of Bolivians themselves. Farthing and Kohl interviewed women and men in government, in social movements, and on the streets throughout the country, and their diverse backgrounds and experiences offer a multidimensional view of the administration and its progress so far. Ultimately the "process of change" Evo promised is exactly that: an ongoing and complicated process, yet an important example of development in a globalized world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Farthing, Linda C.: - Linda C. Farthing is a writer and educator with twenty-five years of experience in Latin America as a solidarity activist, study-abroad director, field producer for films, and journalist/independent scholar.Kohl, Benjamin H.: - The late Benjamin H. Kohl was Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University. |