Peoples of the earth : ethnonationalism, democracy, and the Indigenous challenge in "Latin" America / Martin Edwin Andersen ; foreword by Robert A. Pastor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andersen, Martin Edwin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Politics and government.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Latin America--Ethnic identity.

Indigenous peoples--Latin America--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the culture of indigenous peoples in Latin America, the fundamental challenges they offer to traditional Euro-American notions of democracy, citizenship and develop the interface of these topics. It also explores the relevant themes on human rights and the environment, with questions of security and the risks implicit in the adoption of ethnonationalist dogma. Peoples of the Earth does this, using a cross-disciplinary approach that employs anthropology, history, political science, legal theory and ethno-nationalism.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword: The Last Frontier of De-colonization in The Americas: Indigenous Peoples; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; 2: The ""Miner's Canary"" of Democracy; 3: Elite Neglect and ""Rediscovery""; 4: Is Democracy a Zero-Sum Game?; 5: Imagined Communities: Marxism and The Indian Nation-State; 6: Indian Lands, ""Ungoverned Spaces,"" and Failing States; 7: Bolivia: Unraveling a Present Past; 8: Perú: The Emergence of The Unbowed ""Other""; 9: Ecuador: A Populist Test of Plurinationalism

10: Guatemala: Many Nations Within a Single Nation-State11: Chile: Contesting The Lands of The ""People of The Earth""; 12: Colombia: Special Rights Within a Context of Lawlessness; 13: Toward A New American Identity; 14: Conclusions; Appendices: U.S. State Department Annual Human Rights Country Reports 2008; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About The Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-31319-9

9786613911827

1-283-59937-6

0-7391-4393-X

OCLC:

855502125