Abstract

SCHELCHKOV, Andrey A. “Belcismo” as a form of political participation for theplebeian masses in Bolivia. Tinkazos [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.31, pp.101-120. ISSN 1990-7451.

The Manuel Isidoro Belzu government represents a special phase in Bolivia’s 19th-century history. It is characterised by its conjugation of egalitarian ideas, religious conservatism and the practice of direct plebeian action in politics, broadening the social bases for Bolivia’s formation as a political nation. During this period the urban middle- and lower classes move into action to claim popular participation, with Belzu as their leader and architect

Keywords : government - Manuel Isidoro Belzu; political participation; social classes; social structure; political power; creole elite; caudillismo.

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