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From the Mines to the Streets draws on the life of FÉlix Muruchi to depict the greater forces at play in Bolivia and elsewhere in South America during the last half of the twentieth century. It traces FÉlix from his birth in an indigenous family in 1946, just after the abolition of bonded labor, through the next sixty years of Bolivia's turbulent history. As a teenager, FÉlix followed his father into the tin mines before serving a compulsory year in the military, during which he witnessed the 1964 coup d'État that plunged the country into eighteen years of military rule. He returned to work in the mines, where he quickly rose to become a union leader. The reward for his activism was imprisonment, torture, and exile. After he came home, he participated actively in the struggles against neoliberal governments, which led in 2006-the year of his sixtieth birthday-to the inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president.
The authors weave Muruchi's compelling recollections with contextual commentary that elucidates Bolivian history. The combination of an unforgettable life story and in-depth text boxes makes this a gripping, effective account, destined to become a classic sourcebook.
Contents
List of Acronyms
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Tiwanaku, January 21, 2006
Introduction to Bolivia
Part One: Growing Up in the Fields and the Mines
Chapter 1: Rural Life
Chapter 2: Moving to the Mines
Chapter 3: The Army
Part Two: The Mines
Introduction to Part Two: Life in the Nationalized Mines
Chapter 4: Joining the State Company
Chapter 5: Union Activist
Chapter 6: Bolivia under Banzer
Part Three: From Exile to Exile
Chapter 7: Exile in Chile: A "Guest" of Pinochet
Chapter 8: Exile in Holland
Chapter 9: Return Home
Chapter 10: GarcÍa Meza Coup: Back to Holland
Part Four: Activist in El Alto
Introduction to Part Four: El Alto
Chapter 11: Life in El Alto
Chapter 12: Politics in El Alto
Appendix: Bibliographic Sources and Information on Bolivia
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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