The struggle for indigenous rights in Latin America / edited by Nancy Grey Postero and Leon Zamosc.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Postero, Nancy Grey.

Zamosc, León.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians--Civil rights.

Indians.

Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--Latin America.

Indigenous peoples.

Human rights--Latin America.

Human rights.

Indigenous peoples--Civil rights.

Latin America.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Latin America--Social policy.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

viii, 250 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2004.

Contents:

1 Indigenous Movements and the Indian Question in Latin America / Nancy Postero, Leon Zamosc 1

2 From Indigenismo to Zapatismo: The Struggle for a Multi-ethnic Mexican Society / Gunther Dietz 32

3 Beyond Victimization: Maya Movements in Post-war Guatemala / Edward Fischer 81

4 Indigenous Struggles in Colombia: Historical Changes and Perspectives / Theodor Rathgeber 105

5 The Indian Movement in Ecuador: from Politics of Influence to Politics of Power / Leon Zamosc 131

6 Un Pais Sin Indigenas?: Re-thinking Indigenous Politics in Peru / Maria Elena Garcia, Jose Antonio Lucero 158

7 Articulations and Fragmentations: Indigenous Politics in Bolivia / Nancy Postero 189

8 Socialist Saudades: Lula's Victory, Indigenous Movements, and the Latin American Left / Jonathan Warren 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1845190068

1845190637

OCLC:

55679337