Peoples of the Earth - Ethnonationalism, Democracy, Indigenous Challenge in Latin America

Informationen zum Autor Martin Edwin Andersen, a former reporter for Newsweek and The Washington Post in Latin America, is the author of two books on Argentina history. He is also an adjunct professor at the American University and is the president of the Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS). Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword: The Last Frontier of De-Colonization in the Americas: Indigenous Peoples Chapter 2 1. Introduction Chapter 3 2. The "Miner's Canary" of Democracy Chapter 4 3. Elite Neglect and "Rediscovery" Chapter 5 4. Is Democracy a Zero-Sum Game? Chapter 6 5. Imagined Communities: Marxism and the Indian Nation-State Chapter 7 6. Indian Lands, "Ungoverned Spaces," and Failing States Chapter 8 7. Bolivia Chapter 9 8. Peru Chapter 10 9. Ecuador Chapter 11 10. Guatemala Chapter 12 11. Chile Chapter 13 12. Colombia Chapter 14 13. Toward a New American Identity Chapter 15 14. Conclusions Chapter 16 15. Appendices: State Department Annual Human Rights Country Reports

Product details

• Authors: Martin Andersen, Martin Edwin Andersen, Andersen Martin Edwin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2010
• EAN: 9780739143919
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4391-9
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Politics & government, Relating to indigenous peoples, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America