The politics of ethnicity : indigenous peoples in Latin American states / edited by David Maybury-Lewis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maybury-Lewis, David.

Series:

David Rockefeller Center series on Latin American studies, Harvard University ; v. 9.

David Rockefeller Center series on Latin American studies, Harvard University ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Government relations.

Indians of South America.

Indigenous peoples--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples.

Indians--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples--Politics and government.

Indians--Politics and government.

Indigenous peoples--Ethnic identity.

Indians--Ethnic identity.

Physical Description:

xxii, 386 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies : Distributed by Harvard University Press, [2002]

Summary:

The indigenous people of the hemisphere have resisted a five-hundred-year assault, fighting to maintain their cultural identities. During this time, authorities in the Americas have insisted that the toleration of indigenous societies and cultures would undermine their respective states. In recent years, however, the nations of the Americas have started to reverse themselves. They are altering their constitutions and proclaiming themselves multiethnic. Why is this happening now? < "

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0674009649

OCLC:

50155267