The Politics of Ethnicity - Indigenous Peoples in Latin American States

The indigenous people of the hemisphere have resisted a five-hundred-year assault, fighting to maintain their cultural identities. During this time, authorities in the Americas have insisted that the toleration of indigenous societies and cultures would undermine their respective states. In recent years, however, the nations of the Americas have started to reverse themselves. They are altering their constitutions and proclaiming themselves multiethnic. Why is this happening now?

Summary

The book provides a valuable overview of current problems facing indigenous peoples in their relation with national states in Latin America, from the highlands of Mexico to the jungles of Brazil. The traditional, sometimes centuries old, relations between states and indigenous peoples are now changing and being rediscussed.

Product details

• Authors: David Maybuty-Lewis
• Assisted by: David Maybury-Lewis (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2003
• EAN: 9780674009646
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00964-6
• No. of pages: 410
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 156 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 668 g
• Illustrations: 7 maps
• Series: David Rockefeller Center Serie; David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies; Series on Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies; Series in Latin American Studies
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous