Ep 17: Viva Bolivia

From the silver mines of Potosí to the lithium fields of the Altiplano, Bolivia has never stopped fighting against colonial exploitation. This episode recounts the centuries of Bolivian Resistance, from Tupac Katari's defiant cry "I will return as millions"to the indigenous movements that shook a nation.

Join Triploi as we look at the events that shaped modern Bolivia, and how and why, this diverse nation is leading the charge on decolonisation.

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References and reading list:

• Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui - Ch'ixinakax utxiwa: On Decolonising Practices and Discourses (2010)
• Felipe Quispe Huanca - Tupak Katari Vive y Vuelve... Carajo (1988)
• Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar - Rhythms of the Pachakuti: Indigenous Uprising and State Power in Bolivia (2014)
• Eduardo Galeano - Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (1971)
• Enrique Tandeter - Coercion and Market: Silver Mining in Colonial Potosí, 1692-1826 (1993)
• James Dunkerley - Rebellion in the Veins: Political Struggle in Bolivia, 1952-82 (1984)
• Oscar Olivera with Tom Lewis - ¡Cochabamba! Water War in Bolivia (2004)
• Bruno Fornillo (ed.) - Litio en Sudamérica: Geopolítica, Energía y Territorios (2015)
• Walter Mignolo - The Darker Side of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options (2011)