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Book SynopsisCase studies of indigenous movements in Colombia, Guatemala, and Brazil.
Trade ReviewIn summary, this is an excellent book that I would highly recommend. It is well written and very thought provoking, and is certainly going on the reading lists for at least two of my courses. Though the focus is on Latin America, I think that this would be an enlightening read for anyone interested in indigenous movements in other parts of the world. * Social Anthropology *
[An] important anthology featuring the voices of anthropologists and Indigenous activists from North and South America. * HipLATINA *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Studying Indigenous Activism in Latin America, Kay B. Warren and Jean E. Jackson
- 2. The Indigenous Public Voice: The Multiple Idioms of Modernity in Native Cauca, David D. Gow and Joanne Rappaport
- 3. Contested Discourses of Authority in Colombian National Indigenous Politics: The 1996 Summer Takeovers, Jean E. Jackson
- 4. The Multiplicity of Mayan Voices: Mayan Leadership and the Politics of Self-Representation, Victor Montejo
- 5. Voting against Indigenous Rights in Guatemala: Lessons from the 1999 Referendum, Kay B. Warren
- 6. How Should an Indian Speak?: Amazonian Indians and the Symbolic Politics of Language in the Global Public Sphere, Laura R. Graham
- 7. Representation, Polyphony, and the Construction of Power in a Kayapó Video, Terence Turner
- 8. Cutting through State and Class: Sources and Strategies of Self-Representation in Latin America, Alcida Rita Ramos
- Contributors
- Index
