Contested Community
Indigenous Land Rights and Identity Politics in Eastern Bolivia
Abstract
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
- i–xvi Preface i–xvi
- 1–22 Introduction 1–22
- 219–232 Conclusions 219–232
- 233–250 Bibliography 233–250
- 251–258 Index 251–258
- 259–260 About the Author 259–260