Acting Inca: Identity and National Belonging in Early Twentieth-Century Bolivia

by E. Gabrielle Kuenzli

For most of the postcolonial era, the Aymara Indians of highland Bolivia were a group without representation in national politics. Believing that their cause would finally be recognized, the Aymara fought alongside the victorious liberals during the Civil War of 1899. Despite Aymara loyalty, liberals quickly moved to marginalize them after the war. In her groundbreaking study, E. Gabrielle Kuenzli revisits the events of the civil war and its aftermath...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822962322
• ISBN13: 9780822962328
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"