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 Contents Preface and Acknowledgments vii Abbreviations ix Introduction: Indigenous Political Mobilization 1 1 The Genesis of Indigenous Organizing 7 2 Social Movements and Political Change in Latin America 21 3 The Birth of Pachakutik 36 4 Pachakutik and the Politics of the Ballot 47 5 The Indigenous Movement as Sisyphus The Zenith and the Nadir of Power, 2000–2003 62 6 How to Lose by Winning From the 2002 Elections to the 2006 Elections 89 7 The Rise and Decline of the Indigenous Movement 114 Appendix 133 Notes 137 References 145 Index 155 ...

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