The (im) possible revolution : ideology, framing and historical events in the making of the Bolivian Popular Assembly of 1971

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dc.contributor.advisor Auyero , Javier
dc.contributor.committeeMember Young , Michael P .
dc.creator Derpic , Jorge Carlos
dc.date.accessioned 2012 -11 -29T20 :14 :56Z
dc.date.accessioned 2012 -11 -29T20 :58 :04Z
dc.date.available 2012 -11 -29T20 :14 :56Z
dc.date.available 2012 -11 -29T20 :58 :04Z
dc.date.created 2012 -05
dc.date.issued 2012 -11 -29
dc.date.submitted May 2012
dc.identifier.uri http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2012 -05 -5838
dc.description.abstract During June and July of 1971 , representatives of Bolivian union and left -wing political organizations from across the nation gathered in the Legislative Palace with the objective of installing the Popular Assembly . In the absence of a democratically elected parliament the newly formed power organ of the proletariat attempted to formulate a strategy that would lead the country towards socialism . President Gen . Juan José Torres , a member of progressive sectors of the army that followed a national -popular agenda , supported the Assembly in a moment of high political instability amidst permanent threats from conservative factions of the army to seize power . With a majority of representatives from labor organizations and a preeminent role of mining workers , the Assembly followed the example of the Russian Revolution of 1917 . The 'first soviet of Latin America' , as it was called both by supporters and detractors , was the outcome of the particular twenty -five year political trajectory of the labor movement that combined a set of ideological principles and core framing tasks . The Popular Assembly came to a sudden end in 1971 when Gen . Torres’ presidency was cut short by a coup that brought a conservative military to power . Though it was never able to achieve its main political objectives , the case of an abortive social revolution allows a better understanding the role of ideology , collective action frames and historical events in explaining the outcomes of social revolutions and the actions of social movements .
dc.format.mimetype application /pdf
dc.language.iso eng
dc.subject Social movements
dc.subject Social revolutions
dc.subject Bolivia
dc.title The (im ) possible revolution : ideology , framing and historical events in the making of the Bolivian Popular Assembly of 1971
dc.description.department Sociology
dc.type.genre thesis *
dc.type.material text *
thesis.degree.name Master of Arts
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Sociology
thesis.degree.grantor University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.department Sociology
dc.date.updated 2012 -11 -29T20 :15 :04Z
dc.identifier.slug 2152 /ETD -UT -2012 -05 -5838

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The (im) possible revolution : ideology, framing and historical events in the making of the Bolivian Popular Assembly of 1971. Master's thesis, University of Texas at Austin. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2012 -05 -5838 .

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