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Society : Bolivia

This pathfinder contains a listing of resources relating to anthropology, demography, sociology, and ethnic groups in Bolivia. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning these subjects is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of Bolivian subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/bolivia/).This following links are divided into these subheadings:  Demography    |   Ethnic Groups

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Demography

 

POPULATION MAP OF BOLIVIA  (http://www.citypopulation.de/Country.html?E,Bolivien$Bolivia)
Presents statistics and a map of Bolivia, as well as information about the population of their administrative areas and the principal cities. Also it is possible to visualize the change of population and the population density. In English.

THE WORLD GAZETTEER: BOLIVIA  (http://www.gazetteer.de/fr/fr%5Fbo.htm)
Presents information about current population of Bolivia, its administrative divisions, cities and towns as well as an image of the current national flag. In English.

Ethnic groups

 

AYMARA UTA: JAYA MARA ARU  (http://www.aymara.org/english/index.php)
Aymara Uta (Aymara Home) is the destination for people who are looking for information on Aymara subject: language, culture and people. In English, Spanish, and Aymara.

AYMARANET  (http://AymaraNet.org/)
"AymaraNet is the world's only internet site with information on the contemporary Aymaras, whose contribution to humankind includes domestication of the potato along with other masterful breeding and building successes. The site has information about social activism, scholars, artists, publications, and other general information relating to the Aymaras in Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina." In English, Spanish and Aymara.

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