03711nam 2200541 450 991058598060332120230127135426.01-77385-399-61-77385-400-310.1515/9781773854007(MiAaPQ)EBC7044653(Au-PeEL)EBL7044653(CKB)24242960500041(PPN)265573173(DE-B1597)664076(DE-B1597)9781773854007(EXLCZ)992424296050004120230127d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPeasant wars in Bolivia making, thinking, and living the revolution in Cochabamba (1952-64) /José M. GordilloCalgary, Alberta :University of Calgary Press,[2022]©20221 online resource (354 pages)Latin American and Caribbean seriesPrint version: Gordillo, José M. Peasant Wars in Bolivia Calgary : University of Calgary Press,c2022 9781773854014 Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-328) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Cochabamba: Bolivia’s Breadbasket -- Peasant Struggles for Unionization and Land (1952–53) -- The Agrarian Reform and the State’s Discursive Dominion (1954–58) -- Peasant Wars and Political Autonomy (1959–64) -- Living the Revolution and Crafting New Identities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- IndexPeasant Wars in Bolivia reveals the active political role played by the Cochabamba valley peasants during the 1952-64 revolutionary period in Bolivia from a non-state perspective. Based on contemporary research in social, political, and cultural issues in Latin America it blends sociological and anthropological methods to go beyond recognized contexts of central power and emphasize the revolutionary experience of the peasants themselves. Drawing on archival research, newspapers, interviews, and a wealth of secondary sources, the book argues that the Cochabamba valley mestizo population of rural workers forged their own collective “campesino” identity alongside their revolutionary struggles against regional elites and the state. This newly created identity allowed the campesinos entry into the Bolivian national political arena as dynamic actors, transformed their subjectivities, and changed the existing political culture of Bolivia. It goes on to analyze the historical status of the revolution and the role of the mestizo peasantry within it in the context of academic and political debates of the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Crossing established borders between history, anthropology, and sociology, Peasant Wars in Bolivia is a fascinating, interdisciplinary exploration of the revolutionary campesinos of the Cochabamba valley, of Bolivia’s nationalist revolution, and of the ways it has been interpreted and understood within Bolivian politics and culture.Latin American and Caribbean series.Labor unionsOrganizingLand tenureBoliviaPeasantsEconomic conditionsLabor unionsOrganizing.Land tenurePeasantsEconomic conditions.331.87Gordillo José M.1951-1337348MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910585980603321Peasant wars in Bolivia3056878UNINA