Contested Community - Indigenous Land Rights and Identity Politics in Eastern Bolivia

Informationen zum Autor Veronika Groke is independent scholar. Klappentext Veronika Groke interrogates the concept of the comunidad indígena (indigenous community) and the role it plays within contemporary Bolivian discourse by examining its relation to the history and social life of a Guaraní community in Bolivia. Zusammenfassung Veronika Groke interrogates the concept of the comunidad indígena (indigenous community) and the role it plays within contemporary Bolivian discourse by examining its relation to the history and social life of a Guaraní community in Bolivia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Comunidad in History - History in the Comunidad Chapter 1. Cañón de Segura and Its Histories Chapter 2. 'Tenemos Nuestra Historia': A Case of History Objectified Part II: 'This Is a Free Community': Comunarios' Ideas about 'Comunidad' Chapter 3. Tranquility Beats Reciprocity? Of Shifting Meanings and Enduring Significance Chapter 4. The Emergent Community Part III: Multiple Perspectives: Negotiating Different Meanings of 'Comunidad' Chapter 5. (N)GOs and the Economy of Proyectos Chapter 6. Beautiful Culture, 'Shitty Indians': The Comunidades in Karai and Guaraní Identity Politics Chapter 7. Changing Alliances: The Elusive Position of Guaraní Comunidades in Local and Regional Politics

Product details

• Authors: Veronika Groke
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781793613752
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-375-2
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, Bolivia, History of the Americas, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity