| Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism Contributor(s): Burman, Anders (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498538487 ISBN-13: 9781498538480 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $127.71 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 984.054 |
| LCCN: 2016043845 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.55 lbs) 282 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism explores how Evo Morales's victory in the 2005 Bolivian presidential elections led to indigeneity as the core of decolonization politics. Anders Burman analyzes how indigenous Aymara ritual specialists are essential in representing this indigeneity in official state ceremony and in legitimizing the president's role as "the indigenous president." This book goes behind the scenes of state-sponsored multiculturalist ritual practices and explores the political, spiritual and existential dimensions underpinning them. |
