A concise history of Bolivia

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A concise history of Bolivia

Herbert S. Klein

(Cambridge concise histories)

Cambridge University Press, 2022

3rd ed

  • : pbk

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Note

Political chronology: p. 309-313

Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-359) and index

Previous edition: 2011

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Bolivia is an unusually high-altitude country created by imperial conquest and native adaptions - today, it remains one of the most multi-ethnic societies in the world with one of the largest Amerindian populations in the Americas. It has seen the most social and economic mobility of Indian and mestizo populations in any country in Latin America. This work, having also appeared in Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese in its earlier editions, has become the standard survey of the history of Bolivia. In this new edition, Klein explores the changes that occurred in the past two decades under the leadership of Evo Morales and his indigenous government, and how his party has emerged in the post-Evo years as one of the most important in Bolivia. The work also expands on the changes in both the traditional mining economy and the rise of a new commercial export agriculture.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Geography and pre-Colombian civilization
  • 2. The creation of a colonial society
  • 3. Late colonial society: Crisis and growth
  • 4. Revolution and the creation of a nation-state, 1809-1841
  • 5. The crisis of the state, 1841-1880
  • 6. The ages of silver and tin, 1880-1932
  • 7. Disintegration of the established order, 1932-1952
  • 8. From the national revolution to the Cold War, 1952-1982
  • 9. Creating a multiethnic democracy, 1982-2002
  • 10. The emergence of a mestizo and indigenous elite
  • Political chronology
  • Tables
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BC12710770
  • ISBN
    • 9781108948890
  • LCCN
    2021036110
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 380 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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