Race and the Chilean miracle : neoliberalism, democracy, and indigenous rights / Patricia Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Patricia, 1971-

Series:

Pitt Latin American series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mapuche Indians--Chile--Araucanía--Government relations.

Mapuche Indians.

Mapuche Indians--Civil rights--Chile--Araucanía.

Civil rights.

Araucanía (Chile)--Race relations.

Araucanía (Chile).

Chile.

Chile--Araucanía.

Physical Description:

xii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2013]

Summary:

The economic reforms imposed by Augusto Pinochet's regime (1973-1990) are often credited with transforming Chile into a global economy and setting the stage for a peaceful transition to democracy, individual liberty, and the recognition of cultural diversity. The famed economist Milton Friedman would later describe the transition as the "Miracle of Chile." Yet, as Patricia Richards reveals, beneath this veneer of progress lies a reality of social conflict and inequity that has been perpetuated by many of the same neoliberal programs. In Race and the Chilean Miracle, Richards examines conflicts between Mapuche indigenous people and state and private actors over natural resources, territorial claims, and collective rights in the Araucanía region. Through ground-level fieldwork, extensive interviews with local Mapuche and Chileans, and analysis of contemporary race and governance theory, Richards exposes the ways that local, regional, and transnational realities are shaped by systemic racism in the context of neoliberal multiculturalism. Book jacket.

Contents:

Race and the Chilean miracle

Contested memories, symbolic violence, and the history of the Araucanía

Neoliberalism and the conflicts under the concertación

Constructing neoliberal multiculturalism in Chile

Local elites confront multiculturalism

Autonomy, interculturality, and a more inclusive future

Systemic racism, subjectivities, and shared futures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780822962373

0822962373

OCLC:

818954669