Peasant Wars in Bolivia: Making, Thinking, and Living the Revolution in Cochabamba (1952–64)

Front Cover
Half Title Page
Series Page
Full Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1 | Cochabamba: Bolivia’s Breadbasket
	Inca Rule and European Expansion
	The Colonial Order
	The Colonial Legacy in Early Bolivia
	Liberalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
	Populism at Mid-Twentieth Century
	Comunarios and Campesinos as Dynamic Political Actors
	Altiplano Uprisings: Ayopaya
	Valley Political Struggles: Ucureña
	Conclusion
2 | Peasant Struggles for Unionization and Land (1952–53)
	Two Conflicting Projects inside the MNR
	Early Peasant Political Struggles in Cochabamba
	Peasants in the Altiplano
	Peasants in the Valley
	Peasant Movements Disrupt Cochabamba Politics
	Radical Peasant Revolutionaries in the Valley
	Discursive Polyphony: Landlords, Peasants, and the MNR
	Conclusion
3 | The Agrarian Reform and the State’s Discursive Dominion (1954–58)
	Peasants and the Left-Wing Populist Paradigm
	Class Conflicts in the Land Distribution Process
	Ethnic Conflicts in the Land Distribution Process
	Peasant Unionism Faces Re-adaptation to Revolutionary State Policies
	Peasant ‘Troscobites’ and ‘Progressive’ Landlords
	Vecinos versus Campesinos Clash in the Highlands
	Hegemonic Discourse: The Peasants and the MNR
	Conclusion
4 | Peasant Wars and Political Autonomy (1959–64)
	The Struggle for Power and the Role of Peasant Unionism
	The Champa Guerra in Cochabamba
	The Cold War and the Policy of Terror in Cochabamba
	The Political Stage Returns to the City
	Old Discourses and New Actors: Peasants, MNR Politicians, and the Military
	Conclusion
5 | Living the Revolution and Crafting New Identities
	Authority, Power, and Gender in Peasant Society
	Chicha and Peasant Violence
	Ethnicity and Territoriality in the Valleys
	Campesino Political Experience in Cochabamba
	Conclusion
Conclusion
	Mestizaje and Popular Resistance
	Revolutionary Campesino Politics
	Revolutionary Campesino Identity
	A Revolution After the Revolution?
Notes
	Notes to Introduction
	Notes to Chapter 1
	Notes to Chapter 2
	Notes to Chapter 3
	Notes to Chapter 4
	Notes to Chapter 5
	Notes to Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
	Archival Sources
	Government Reports & Documents
	Newspapers & Periodicals
	Interviews
	Other Sources
Index
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