{"product_id":"9781848135246","title":"The Rise of Evo Morales and the MAS","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvo Morales is one of the world's most controversial political leaders. His story is extra-ordinary: poor shepherd-boy, persecuted coca grower, self-professed admirer of Ché Guevara, hero of the anti-globalisation movement, and first indigenous President in Latin America. The story of his political party, the Movement for Socialism (MAS) is exceptional as well: founded as a splinter of an ultra-right wing party, it was given as a gift for the coca growers after they had been banned several times for spurious reasons to register their own party. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful and revealing book, Harten attempts to explain the success of the MAS and its wider consequences, showing how Morales has become the symbol for a new political consciousness that has entailed de-stigmatizing indigenous identities. In many ways, the analysis of Morales's political trajectory serves as a mirror for democracy in Bolivia. It reveals the challenge of squaring the rupture with a discredited past, with the continuity of democracy and with the aim of representing an entire society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038107025648,"sku":"9781848135246","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848135246_p0.jpg?v=1763750091","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848135246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}