La Paz's Colonial Specters: Urbanization, Migration, and Indigenous Political Pa

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"Luis Sierra treads new ground in his authoritative research on the influence of indigenous migration and the subsequent political activism of La Paz's urban inhabitants upon the transformation of Bolivia in the first half the 20th century. Sierra examines the role of the neighborhoods in the process of urbanization, a shift from the current focus on individuals"--

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This original study examines a vital but neglected aspect of the 1952 National Revolution in Bolivia; the activism of urban inhabitants. Many of these activists were Aymara-speaking people of indigenous origin who transformed the urban environment, politics and place of "indígenas" and "neighbors" within the city of La Paz. Luis Sierra traces how these urban residents faced racial discrimination and marginalization despite their political support for the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR). La Paz's Colonial Specters reassesses the contingent, relational nature of Bolivia's racial categories and the artificial division between urban and rural activists.Building on rich established historiography on the indigenous people of Bolivia, Luis Sierra breaks new ground in showing the role of the neighborhoods in the process of urbanization, and builds upon analysis of the ways in which race, gender and class discourse shaped migrants interactions with other urban residents. Questioning how and why this multiclass and multi-ethnic group continued to be labelled by elites and the state as "un-modern" indigena, the author uses La Paz to demonstrate the ways in which race, class, and gender intertwine in urbanization and in conceptions of the city and nation.Of interest to scholars, researchers and advanced students of Latin American history, urban history, the history of activism and the history of ethnic conflict, this unique study covers the previously neglected first half of the 20th century to shed light on the urban development of La Paz and its racial and political divides.

Author Biography

Luis M. Sierra is Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Global Initiatives Office at Thomas More College, USA, where he teaches World Civilizations and US History as well as graduate classes in Environmental History, US and Latin American Relations, The History of Modern Sports and Piracy and Black Markets. His research focuses on urbanization and indigenous politics in La Paz, Bolivia.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Urban Morphology and Development2. Consent of the Governed: Public Space, Private Failings3. The Work Race Does: Government Discrimination and Discourse4. Alternative Identities: Class and National Identities as Political Projects5. Indígenas and Citizens: Popular Understandings of Race and Nation6. The Indigenous Neighborhoods: Popular Political Activism7. Urban Revolution: The Indigenous Neighborhoods' Roles in the MNR Revolution8. Indigeneity: Obstacle for Revolution and ReformBibliographyIndex

Review

La Paz's Colonial Specters will be important to Bolivianists of many disciplines and to scholars of urbanization generally. It is also a significant contribution to the literature on the various ways that Latin American politicians and intellectuals ... conceptualized and integrated their Indigenous populations. * Hispanic American Historical Review *In La Paz's Colonial Specters, Luis Sierra offers us a bold reimagining of how Bolivia's indigenous advocated and advanced their community interests in the decades before the Chaco War. They pushed back against racism, residential segregation, and other forms of exclusion, and in the process helped paved the way for deeper social transformations that occurred after 1952. * Jonathan D. Ablard, Associate Professor of History and Co-director of Latin American Studies, Ithaca College, USA *Sierra's analysis is astute, his research is meticulous, and he uses a comparative lens to contextualize the lived experience of race in La Paz. Providing new insights into the popular basis of Bolivia's 1952 revolution, his rich depiction of contestations over urban space shows how a mobilized populace profoundly shaped their society * Elizabeth Shesko, Associate Professor of History, Oakland University, USA *'Using a blend of urban geography and governmental documentation, Luis Sierra offers an innovative interpretation of La Paz's neighborhoods and the fragile concept of the city as a whole. With an emphasis on the role of urban space, Sierra invites us to rethink dichotomies prevalent in Latin American historiography, such as: rural vs urban, indigenous vs Creole, and state politics vs local political initiatives.' * E. Gabrielle Kuenzli, Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina, USA *

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Explores the influence of indigenous migration and subsequent political activism of La Paz's urban inhabitants upon the spatial, racial and political transformation of Bolivia in the first half of the 20th century.

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'Using a blend of urban geography and governmental documentation, Luis Sierra offers an innovative interpretation of La Paz's neighborhoods and the fragile concept of the city as a whole. With an emphasis on the role of urban space, Sierra invites us to rethink dichotomies prevalent in Latin American historiography, such as: rural vs urban, indigenous vs Creole, and state politics vs local political initiatives.'

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Explores the influence of indigenous migration and subsequent political activism of La Paz's urban inhabitants upon the spatial, racial and political transformation of Bolivia in the first half of the 20th century.

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Explores how race, gender and class intertwined with La Paz's urban development in the first half of 20th century

Details ISBN1350204226 Author Assistant Professor Luis Sierra Short Title La Paz's Colonial Specters Pages 248 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1350204226 ISBN-13 9781350204225 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-07-28 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-07-28 UK Release Date 2022-07-28 Subtitle Urbanization, Migration, and Indigenous Political Participation, 1900-52 DEWEY 984.12051 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2022-07-27 We've got this

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