Kuenzli, E. Gabrielle

Acting Inca : identity and national belonging in early twentieth-century Bolivia / E. Gabrielle Kuenzli. - c2013 - xi, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Pitt Latin American series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index.

Introduction : Indian problems, Indian solutions -- The Aymara in the civil war of 1899 : enemies or allies of the Liberal Party? -- From Aymara liberals to exemplary Incas : nation building in early twentieth-century Bolivia -- Incantations of nation and the theatrical performance of the Inca past -- New stages in defining Indian identity : the ethnic politics of Caracollo's contemporary Inca play -- Conclusion : Inca play, Aymara encore.

9780822962328 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2013008037


Aymara Indians--Ethnic identity.--Bolivia
Aymara Indians--Government relations.--Bolivia
Aymara Indians--Politics and government--Bolivia


Bolivia--History--Social aspects.--Federal Revolution, 1898-1899
Bolivia--Politics and government--1879-1938.

F2230.2.A9 / K84 2013