Contested community : indigenous land rights and identity politics in eastern Bolivia /
Veronika Groke interrogates the concept of the comunidad indígena (indigenous community) in the context of the history and social life of a Guaraní community in eastern Bolivia. While this institution is today firmly embedded in Bolivian politics and society, different people and interest groups hav...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Veronika Groke interrogates the concept of the comunidad indígena (indigenous community) in the context of the history and social life of a Guaraní community in eastern Bolivia. While this institution is today firmly embedded in Bolivian politics and society, different people and interest groups have varying understandings of its meaning and purpose. By showing the comunidad to be a multifaceted complex of diverging and sometimes competing ideas, desires, and agendas, Groke provides new insight into contemporary political tensions related to culture, identity and development. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781793613738 1793613737 |