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Book SynopsisIn Decolonizing Patagonia: Mapuche Peoples and State Formation in Argentina, Lucas Savino examines Indigenous efforts for self-determination, territorial autonomy, and decolonization in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Through an analysis of the ways in which Mapuche activists organize in particular localities in the province of Neuquén, this book contributes to broader theoretical understandings of collective identity formation and Indigenous activism under multicultural neoliberal regimes of citizenship. Building on interdisciplinary contributions on state formation, citizenship, and collective identity formation, Savino demonstrates that territorial struggles and the importance of the local political level are crucial for understanding how collective identities are configured.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Argentina
Chapter 1: Indigenous Peoples and the State: A Political and Conceptual Approach
Chapter 2: Of Hopes and Shadows: The State Problem in Argentina
Chapter 3: Pewmagen: A New Mapuche Political Subjectivity in Neuquén
Chapter 4: Accommodated Citizenship: New Spaces for Mapuche Activism
Chapter 5: Territorial Autonomy in Times of Neoliberal Multiculturalism and Extractivism
Conclusion: Towards a New Mapuche Politics
