Evo Morales : the extraordinary rise of the first indigenous president of Bolivia / Martín Sivak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sivak, Martín, 1975-

Contributor:

Sivak, Martín, 1975-

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Morales Ayma, Evo, 1959-.

Morales Ayma, Evo.

Presidents--Bolivia--Biography.

Presidents.

Indigenous peoples.

Politics and government.

Bolivia.

Bolivia--Politics and government--2006-.

Indigenous peoples--Bolivia--Politics and government--21st century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

The fascinating Bolivian president Evo Morales is vying with the brash and provocative leader of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, to be the most influential figure in South American politics today. Since coming into office four years ago, Morales has been intensely critical of the United States, speaking out against the drug war at the United Nations and implementing socialist programs at home, including the nationalization of British Petroleum holdings and other foreign investments. And he has reached out to America's political enemies, including Cuba and Iran. Based on personal interviews and unprecedented access, Sivak traces the rise of Morales from his humble origins in a family of migrant workers to his youth as union organizer and explosion onto the national stage.

Contents:

Circling Bolivia (June 2006)

From the Andean highlands to the tropics (1959-1995)

The tricontinental tour (November-December 2006)

Cocalero (1995-2003)

The palace (April-May 2007)

Now is when (2003-2006)

Live in gringo-land (September 2007)

The president (2006-2007)

Afterword.

Notes:

First published in Spanish as: Jefazo : retrato íntimo de Evo Morales.

Includes bibliographical reference (pages [231]-236) and index.

Related Work:

Sivak, Martín, 1975- Jefazo. English.

ISBN:

9780230623057

0230623050

OCLC:

522429260