| Proclaiming Revolution: Bolivia in Comparative Perspective Contributor(s): Grindle, Merilee (Editor), Domingo, Pilar (Editor), Contreras, Manuel (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0674011414 ISBN-13: 9780674011410 Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American S OUR PRICE: $19.51 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: In 1952 Bolivia was transformed by revolution. With the army destroyed from only a few days of fighting, workers and peasants took up arms to claim the country as their own. Overnight, the electorate expanded five-fold. Industries were turned over to worker organizations to manage, and land was distributed to peasant communities. Education became universal and free for the first time in the country's history. This volume, the result of a conference organized by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies of Harvard University and the Institute for Latin American Studies at the University of London, presents new interpretations of the causes of the events of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China, and Cuba. It also considers the consequences of the revolution by examining the political, social, and economic development of the country, as well as adding important insights to the analysis of revolution and the understanding of this fascinating Andean country. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - Political Science | Geopolitics |
| Dewey: 984.052 |
| LCCN: 2003005161 |
| Series: Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.08" W x 8.98" (1.39 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: In 1952 Bolivia was transformed by revolution. With the army destroyed from only a few days of fighting, workers and peasants took up arms to claim the country as their own. Overnight, the electorate expanded five-fold. Industries were turned over to worker organizations to manage, and land was distributed to peasant communities. Education became universal and free for the first time in the country's history. This volume, the result of a conference organized by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies of Harvard University and the Institute for Latin American Studies at the University of London, presents new interpretations of the causes of the events of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China, and Cuba. It also considers the consequences of the revolution by examining the political, social, and economic development of the country, as well as adding important insights to the analysis of revolution and the understanding of this fascinating Andean country. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grindle, Merilee S.: - Merilee S. Grindle is Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, Emerita, at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the former Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.Domingo, Pilar: - Pilar Domingo is Lecturer in Politics, Queen Mary College, University of London. |