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  1. Half Title
  2. Series
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
    1. The Ethnic Turn
    2. The Aim and Structure of the Book
    3. Sources and Methods
  11. 1 Cochabamba: Bolivia’s Breadbasket
    1. Inca Rule and European Expansion
    2. The Colonial Order
    3. The Colonial Legacy in Early Bolivia
    4. Liberalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
    5. Populism at Mid-Twentieth Century
    6. Comunarios and Campesinos as Dynamic Political Actors
    7. Altiplano Uprisings: Ayopaya
    8. Valley Political Struggles: Ucureña
    9. Conclusion
  12. 2 Peasant Struggles for Unionization and Land (1952–53)
    1. Two Conflicting Projects inside the MNR
    2. Early Peasant Political Struggles in Cochabamba
    3. Peasants in the Altiplano
    4. Peasants in the Valley
    5. Peasant Movements Disrupt Cochabamba Politics
    6. Radical Peasant Revolutionaries in the Valley
    7. Discursive Polyphony: Landlords, Peasants, and the MNR
    8. Conclusion
  13. 3 The Agrarian Reform and the State’s Discursive Dominion (1954–58)
    1. Peasants and the Left-Wing Populist Paradigm
    2. Class Conflicts in the Land Distribution Process
    3. Ethnic Conflicts in the Land Distribution Process
    4. Peasant Unionism Faces Re-adaptation to Revolutionary State Policies
    5. Peasant ‘Troscobites’ and ‘Progressive’ Landlords
    6. Vecinos versus Campesinos Clash in the Highlands
    7. Hegemonic Discourse: The Peasants and the MNR
    8. Conclusion
  14. 4 Peasant Wars and Political Autonomy (1959–64)
    1. The Struggle for Power and the Role of Peasant Unionism
    2. The Champa Guerra in Cochabamba
    3. The Cold War and the Policy of Terror in Cochabamba
    4. The Political Stage Returns to the City
    5. Old Discourses and New Actors: Peasants, MNR Politicians, and the Military
    6. Conclusion
  15. 5 Living the Revolution and Crafting New Identities
    1. Authority, Power, and Gender in Peasant Society
    2. Chicha and Peasant Violence
    3. Ethnicity and Territoriality in the Valleys
    4. Campesino Political Experience in Cochabamba
    5. Conclusion
  16. Conclusion
    1. Mestizaje and Popular Resistance
    2. Revolutionary Campesino Politics
    3. Revolutionary Campesino Identity
    4. A Revolution After the Revolution?
  17. Notes
  18. Glossary
  19. Bibliography
    1. Archival Sources
    2. Government Reports & Documents
    3. Newspapers & Periodicals
    4. Interviews
    5. Other Sources
  20. Index

Contents

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction

1 Cochabamba: Bolivia’s Breadbasket

Inca Rule and European Expansion

The Colonial Order

The Colonial Legacy in Early Bolivia

Liberalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Populism at Mid-Twentieth Century

Comunarios and Campesinos as Dynamic Political Actors

Altiplano Uprisings: Ayopaya

Valley Political Struggles: Ucureña

Conclusion

2 Peasant Struggles for Unionization and Land (1952–53)

Two Conflicting Projects Inside the MNR

Early Peasant Political Struggles in Cochabamba

Peasants in the Altiplano

Peasants in the Valley

Peasants Movements Disrupt Cochabamba Politics

Radical Peasant Revolutionaries in the Valley

Discursive Polyphony: Landlords, Peasants, and the MNR

Conclusion

3 The Agrarian Reform and the State’s Discursive Dominion (1954–58)

Peasants and the Left-Wing Populist Paradigm

Class Conflicts in the Land Distribution Process

Ethnic Conflicts in the Land Distribution Process

Peasant Unionism Faces Re-adaptation of Revolutionary State Policies

Peasant “Troscobites” and “Progressive” Landlords

Vecinos versus Campesinos Clash in the Highlands

Hegemonic Discourse: The Peasants and the MNR

Conclusion

4 Peasant Wars and Political Autonomy (1959–64)

The Struggle for Power and the Role of Peasant Unionism

The Champa Guerra in Cochabamba

The Cold War and the Policy of Terror in Cochabamba

The Political Stage Returns to the City

Old Discourses and New Actors: Peasants, MNR Politicians, and the Military

Conclusion

5 Living the Revolution and Crafting New Identities

Authority, Power, and Gender in Peasant Society

Chicha and Peasant Violence

Ethnicity and Territoriality in the Valleys

Campesino Political Experience in Cochabamba

Conclusion

Conclusion

Mestizaje and Popular Resistance

Revolutionary Campesino Politics

Revolutionary Campesino Identity

A Revolution After the Revolution?

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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