Praying for Government
Peasant Disengagement from the Bolivian State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3196142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Into A Goudsmit (0000-0002-4111-0295, Goldsmiths University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 200-219 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0261-3050.2006.00160.x |
| OpenAlex | W2151219565 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article explores peasants' experiences of the state in the Toracari valley, Northern Potosí, suggesting that such an analysis may shed light on the absence of political unrest among substantial segments of Bolivia's indigenous population. So long as Toracari peasants imagine the fetish of a benevolent (national) Government that one cannot fight, they associate local public offices with the small-scale mestizo landlords who hold these positions, rather than with Government. Recognition of this distinction should caution scholars against employing the concept of 'State' as a system that includes all levels of government and state officials. Use of that concept may obstruct serious research into the power of local elites such as the landlords
Disengagement theory · Peasant · Unrest · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |