Subsoil Politics: Extraction, Nationalism, and Protest in Bolivia and Peru
by Andrea Marston
Blood of the Earth: Resource Nationalism, Revolution, and Empire in Bolivia.
Kevin A. Young Blood of the Earth: Resource Nationalism, Revolution, and Empire in Bolivia.Austin: University of Texas Press, 2017.
Resource Extraction and Protest in Peru
Moisés Arce Resource Extraction and Protest in Peru. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014
Across much of Latin America, the past two decades have been characterized by a sharp increase in protests centered around natural resources, especially water, land, minerals, and hydrocarbons. The outcomes of these protests in Bolivia and Peru are frequently contrasted despite their shared border and interconnected indigenous communities. Bolivia, after electing its first indigenous president, Evo Morales, in 2005, has (theoretically) strengthened local territorial rights and affirmed a commitment to protecting Pachamama (Mother Earth), while Peru’s economic future has become increasingly yoked to the huge mining projects of foreign companies.
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