Autorentext

Elena McGrath is an assistant professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean studies at Union College.

Klappentext

The role of Bolivian mining families in revolution and politics

Inhalt

• List of Illustrations
• List of Acronyms, Archives, and Abbreviations
• Introduction. Housewives Against Dictatorship
• Chapter 1. The Cradle of Copper and Modern Bolivia, 1895–1930
• Chapter 2. Workers as National Resources in the ASARCO Era, 1930–1952
• Chapter 3. A Pueblo Rebelde: Worker Citizens in the Revolution, 1952–1964
• Chapter 4. Domesticating the Revolution: Mining Families and the Welfare State, 1956–1965
• Chapter 5. The Devil in the Mines: Personal and Political Violence, 1961–1969
• Chapter 6. Hatun Tantas: Children of the Revolution, 1969–1985
• Conclusions. The Revolution as a Devil’s Bargain
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Index