The challenge of diversity : indigenous peoples and reform of the state in Latin America / Willem Assies, Gemma van der Haar and André Hoekema, eds.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Assies, Willem.
• Haar, Gemma van der, 1968-
• Hoekema, A. J.
• Centrum voor Studie en Documentatie van Latijns Amerika (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Series:

• Thela Latin America series
• Thela Thesis Latin America series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Human rights--Latin America.
• Human rights.
• Multiculturalism--Law and legislation.
• Indigenous peoples.
• Politics and government.
• Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.
• Latin America.
• Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Latin America.
• Indigenous peoples--Latin America--Politics and government.
• Multiculturalism--Law and legislation--Latin America.

Genre:

• Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

315 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Indigenous peoples and reform of the state in Latin America.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Thela Thesis, [1999?]

Summary:

This book deals with the effort to transform the homogeneous, remote and uniform State into one which acknowledges the heterogeneity of Latin American society, provides structures and channels for the participation of the most marginalized groups, and rec

Notes:

• This book is the outcome of a workshop which took place in Amsterdam on Oct. 29-30, 1998. It was organized by the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), in cooperation with the Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology of Law of the University of Amsterdam.
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9055380458

OCLC:

249231156