Overview

New social movements have emerged in Bolivia over 'the price of fire' - access to basic elements of survival like water, land, employment and other resources. Though these movements helped pave the way to the presidency for coca grower Evo Morales in 2005, they have made it clear that their fight for self-determination does not end at the ballot box. From the first moments of Spanish colonisation to today's headlines, The Price of Fire offers a gripping account of clashes in Bolivia between corporate and people's power - regionally, culturally and historically.

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Benjamin Dangl is an independent journalist with one foot in Latin America and the other in the United States. He is the editor of TowardFreedom.com, which offers progressive perspectives on world events and UpsideDownWorld.org, an online magazine uncovering activism and politics in Latin America. He won a 2007 Project Censored Award for his reporting on US military operations in Paraguay.

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