The Production of Local Knowledge: History and Politics in the Work of René Zavaleta Mercado

This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the work of Bolivian political thinker René Zavaleta (1939­-84), whose ideas were a key influence on many of the indigenous activists and ideologues who have transformed Bolivian politics and economics in recent years. Luis Tapia, a political analyst who has worked closely with many of the central figures in today's Bolivian government, presents a detailed panorama of Bolivian history that sets Zavaleta's analyses in context and helps readers and activists alike understand the history and ideological currents that underpinned the rise of the neo-indigenous movement in the twenty-first century.   "Tapia is the greatest scholar of the work of his countryman."--Jaime Ortega Reyna, SciELO México

About the author

Luis Tapia is a philosopher, teacher, and researcher. He is the director of the Multidisciplinary Doctoral Program in Developmental Sciences, CIDES, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés and National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Product details

• Authors: Luis Tapia, Luis Tapia Mealla
• Assisted by: Anne Freeland (Editor), Alison Spedding (Translation)
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9780857423344
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-334-4
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 726 g
• Series: Elsewhere Texts; Elsewhere Texts
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science