El Alto, Rebel City: Self and Citizenship in Andean Bolivia

by Sian Lazar, Sonia Saldívar-Hull, Walter D. Mignolo, et al.

Combining anthropological methods and theories with political philosophy, Sian Lazar analyzes everyday practices and experiences of citizenship in a satellite city to the Bolivian capital of La Paz: El Alto, where more than three-quarters of the population identify as indigenous Aymara. For several years, El Alto has been at the heart of resistance to neoliberal market reforms, such as the export of natural resources and the privatization of public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822341549
• ISBN13: 9780822341543
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.0"