The Production of Local KnowledgeThis volume presents a comprehensive examination of the work of Ren Zavaleta Mercado (19391984), the most notable Bolivian political thinker of the twentieth century. While Zavaleta did not live to see the triumph of the indigenous social movements that have made Bolivia famous in recent years, his writings influenced many of the activists and ideologues who made todays changes possible. This exploration of Zavaletas work by Luis Tapia, a contemporary