Pachakutik and the Rise and Decline of the Ecuadorian Indigenous - Movemen

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth J. Mijeski is professor emeritus of political science at East Tennessee State University. He has coauthored essays in various journals! including the "Latin American Research Review!" "The Latin Americanist!" "Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies!" and "Annals of the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies" (SECOLAS). Klappentext One of the most important stories in Latin American studies today is the emergence of left-leaning social movements sweeping across Latin America includes the mobilization of militant indigenous politics. Formed in 1995 in Ecuador to advance the interests of a variety of people's organizations and to serve as an alternative to the country's traditional political parties! Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement (Pachakutik) is an indigenist-based movement and political party. "Pachakutik and the Rise and Decline of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Movement" is an extraordinarily valuable case study that examines the birth! development! and in this case! waning of Ecuador's indigenous movement. Zusammenfassung The mobilization of militant indigenous politics is one of the most important stories in Latin American studies today. In this critical work, Kenneth J. Mijeski and Scott H. Beck examine the rise and decline of Ecuador’s leading indigenous party, Pachakutik, as it tried to transform the state into a participative democracy.Using

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• Authors: Scott H. Beck, Kenneth J. Mijeski, Kenneth J./ Beck Mijeski
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2011
• EAN: 9780896802803
• ISBN: 978-0-89680-280-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series; Ohio University Research in In; Research in International Studies, Latin America Series; Research in International Studies, Latin America Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system