Dilemmas of Modernity

Bolivian Encounters with Law and Liberalism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19965799
AutoresMark Goodale (0000-0002-3699-1251, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Páginas245
Fecha de publicación2008-10-29
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaDilemmas of modernity (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialStanford University Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11126/stanford/9780804759816.001.0001
OpenAlexW4240468578
Open LibraryOL16990016M
ISBN9780804759816
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10

This book provides an innovative approach to the study of contemporary Bolivia, moving telescopically between social, political, legal, and discursive analyses, and drawing from a range of disciplinary traditions. Based on a decade of research, it offers an account of local encounters with law and liberalism. The book presents, through a series of finely grained readings, a window into the lives of people in rural areas of Latin America who are playing a crucial role in the emergence of postcolonial states. The book contends that the contemporary Bolivian experience is best understood by examining historical patterns of intention as they emerge from everyday practices. It provides a compelling case study of the appropriation and reconstruction of transnational law at the local level, and gives key insights into this important South American country.

Epistemology · Modernity · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Philosophy · Bolivia · Civil rights · Human rights · Indigenous peoples · Law and the social sciences · Liberalism · politics and government · Social change · Sociological jurisprudence