The political empowerment of the cocaleros of Bolivia and Peru

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    • Durand Ochoa, Ursula

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The political empowerment of the cocaleros of Bolivia and Peru

Ursula Durand Ochoa

(Studies of the Americas)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-220) and index

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Description

This book offers a comparative analysis of the distinct experiences of the Peruvian and Bolivian cocaleros as political actors. In doing so, it illustrates how coca, an internationally criminalzsed good, affected the path and outcome of cocalero political empowerment in each case.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Criminalisation of Coca and Cocaine 3. Peru: Formation of a Social Movement - Crisis and Repression during the Transition(s) to Democracy 4. Bolivia: Formation of a Social Movement - Crisis and Opportunity during the Transition to Democracy 5. Peru: Transformation of a Social Movement - Radicalisation, Division, and Demobilisation 6. Bolivia: Transformation of a Social Movement - Convergence and Diffusion 7. Conclusion: The Cocaleros of Bolivia and Peru Compared

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