Rhythms of the Pachakuti: Indigenous Uprising and State Power in Bolivia

Description

In the indigenous Andean language of Aymara, pachakuti refers to the subversion and transformation of social relations. Between 2000 and 2005, Bolivia was radically transformed by a series of popular indigenous uprisings against the country's neoliberal and antidemocratic policies. In Rhythms of the Pachakuti, Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar documents these mass collective actions, tracing the internal dynamics of such disruptions to consider how motivation and execution incite political change. Contents Foreword: Beyond the Old Order of Things, Sinclair Thomson Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Community Uprisings and Grassroots Democratization Chapter 1. The Coalition for the Defense of Water and Life: The Massive Public Defiance of State Order Chapter 2. Aymara Roadblocks in La Paz: Community as a Mobilizing Force Chapter 3. The Disputed Territories of the Chapare: The Coca Growers’ Struggles from 2000 to 2003 Part II. From Governmental Collapse to Pachakuti’s Suspension, 2003–2005 Chapter 4. Insurgent Politics: The Rebellious Year of 2003 Chapter 5. Compromises and “Catastrophic Balance”: The Confusing Year of 2004 Chapter 6. The Growing Tension between Emancipation, Autonomy, Self-Governance, and State Reconstitution in 2005 Conclusion: Final Reflections Appendix 1: Methodological Approach Appendix 2: Positions of the Three Most Important Social Voices Notes References Index