Cauca's Indigenous movement in southwestern Colombia : land, violence, and ethnic identity / Brett Troyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troyan, Brett, 1968- author.

Series:

The Peoples of ""Latin"" America and the Caribbean

The Peoples of "Latin" America and the Caribbean

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of South America--Colombia--Cauca (Department)--Politics and government--20th century.

Indians of South America.

Indians of South America--Colombia--Cauca (Department)--History--20th century.

Indians of South America--Colombia--Cauca (Department)--Government relations.

Cauca (Colombia : Department)--Politics and government--20th century.

Cauca (Colombia : Department).

Cauca (Colombia : Department)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a vivid account of how the indigenous communities of Cauca in southwestern Colombia engaged with the Colombian central state. Troyan examines the state initiatives in the 1930s, '50s, '60s, and '70s toward indigenous communities in Cauca, which sheds light on the political and social construction of Colombian indigenous identity.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Manuel Quintín Lame and His Political Movement; 3 Conversations between Indigenous Communities and the Central State in the 1930s and 1940s; 4 The 1950s; 5 The 1960s and the Birth of Division of Indigenous Affairs; 6 Ethnic Citizenship in Colombia; 7 Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-0230-X

OCLC:

909369416