The Sovereign Street Making Revolution in Urban Bolivia

Written in beautiful and engaging prose, The Sovereign Street takes the reader to the frontlines of protest events in contemporary Bolivia and provides a glimpse into the rituals and routines of the urban occupations that changed the course of the country's history. Based on extensive field research, the study offers a nuanced account of how dimensions of race, class and place shape protest activities and outcomes. It makes a welcome addition to the growing body of work on indigenous politics in Evo Morales's Bolivia." - Roberta Rice, author of The New Politics of Protest

"This is a richly rendered primer of social protest and mass mobilization in Bolivia that will make the reader want to organize a general strike or go block a highway. Bjork-James details with great insight and intimacy the tactics and effects of Bolivian mass mobilization, arguably some of the most effective examples of street action and political change in the world today. A must-read for scholars of social movements and activists of the street." - Bret Gustafson, author of New Languages of the State