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Editor's Choice Ep. 1: Coup, A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia
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Authors Linda Farthing and Thomas Becker join us on our inaugural episode of "Editor's Choice" to discuss their book Coup: A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia (Haymarket Books 2021). Coup tells the story of the 2019 Bolivian political crisis, providing a critical analysis of the 14 years of the MAS government that preceded it as well as the MAS return to power in 2020. It includes personal stories and commentary from women and men on the streets, leaders in social movements, members of the MAS party and government, survivors of the Áñez government's abuses, and intellectuals.
Linda Farthing is a journalist and indepent scholar who reported and commented from Bolivia during the 2019-2020 coup for the Guardian, The Economist, Al Jazeera, Latino USA, NPR, and the BBC. She is the author of four books on Bolivia and a coordinating editor for Latin American Perspectives.
Thomas Becker is an activist, attorney, and acadmeic who has worked on human rights issues in Bolivia for over fifteen years. He spent much of 2019-2020 in Bolivia investigating abuses for Harvard Law School.
Coup: A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia is available for purchase through Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1745-coup
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