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El Alto, rebel city : self and citizenship in Andean Bolivia
- Title
- El Alto, rebel city : self and citizenship in Andean Bolivia / Sian Lazar.
- Author
- Lazar, Sian.
- Publication
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 328 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Combining anthropological methods and theories with political philosophy, Sian Lazar analyses 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.
- Series Statement
- Latin America otherwise
- Uniform Title
- Latin America otherwise.
- Subjects
- State-local relations
- Aymara Indians > Bolivia > El Alto > Social conditions
- Bolivia > El Alto
- Social conditions
- El Alto (Bolivia) > Social conditions
- Aymara Indians > Social conditions
- State-local relations > Bolivia > El Alto
- Aymara Indians > Bolivia > El Alto > Politics and government
- El Alto (Bolivia) > Politics and government
- Aymara Indians > Politics and government
- Politics and government
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-309) and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued online.
- Contents
- El Alto the city -- Constructing the zone -- Citizens despite the state -- Place, movement, and ritual -- How the gods touch humans (and vice versa) -- Competition, individualism, and collective organization -- "In-betweenness" and political agency -- The state and the unions.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-2286
- ISBN
- 9780822341291
- 0822341298
- 9780822341543
- 0822341549
- LCCN
- 2007032554
- OCLC
- 164802728
- Author
- Lazar, Sian.
- Title
- El Alto, rebel city : self and citizenship in Andean Bolivia / Sian Lazar.
- Imprint
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Latin America otherwiseLatin America otherwise.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-309) and index.
- Additional Formats
- Also issued online.
- Connect to:
- Other Form:
- Online version: Lazar, Sian. Alto, rebel city. Durham : Duke University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)608467688
- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-2286