CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. ONE EL ALTO THE CITY 25
7. PART ONE
8. TWO CONSTRUCTING THE ZONE 61
9. THREE CITIZENS DESPITE THE STATE 91
10. FOUR PLACE, MOVEMENT, AND RITUAL 118
11. FIVE HOW THE GODS TOUCH HUMANS (AND VICE VERSA) 144
12. PART TWO
13. SIX COMPETITION, INDIVIDUALISM, AND COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATION 178
14. SEVEN ‘‘IN-BETWEENNESS’’ AND POLITICAL AGENCY 206
15. EIGHT THE STATE AND THE UNIONS 233
16. CONCLUSION 258
17. NOTES 267
18. GLOSSARY 283
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 287
20. INDEX 311