The challenge of diversity : indigenous peoples and reform of the State in Latin America /
edited by Willem Assies, Gemma van der Haar and André J. Hoekema.
- xii, 315 pages ; 24 cm.
- Thela Thesis Latin America series .
- Thela Latin America series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Indigenous peoples and reform of the State in Latin America / Indigenous rights and Latin American multiculturalism: lessons from the Guatemalan peace process / Ethnic politics and State reform in Ecuador / Debate concerning indigenous rights in Mexico / Indigenous peoples, the law of popular participation and changes in government: Bolivia, 1994-1998 / From "mixed Indians" to "indigenous remainders": strategies of ethnocide and ethnogenesis in northeastern Brazil / Titling collective lands of the black communities in Colombia, between innovation and tradition / Reconstruction of the Purhépecha nation and the process of autonomy in Michoacán, Mexico / Local government and State formation in nineteenth century Mexico: the case of San Pablo Apetatitlán, Tlaxcala / Frontiers of municipal governability in Oaxaca, Mexico: the legal recognition of usos y costumbres in the election of indigenous authorities / Municipalization and indigenous peoples in Bolivia: impacts and perspectives / Constitutional recognition of indigenous law in Andean countries / Tutela-system as a means of transforming the relations between the State and the indigenous peoples of Colombia / Managing resources: between autonomy and partnership / State and indigenous lands in the autonomous regions of Nicaragua: the case of the Mayagna community of Awas Tingni / Territorial rights and indigenous law: an alternative approach / Diversity as a challenge: a note on the dilemmas of diversity / Willem Assies -- Roger Plant -- Maria Fernanda Espinosa -- Moisés Franco Mendoza -- Ricardo Calla -- José Maurício Andion Arruti -- Odile Hoffmann / José Eduardo Zárate Hernández -- Yvette Nelen -- María Cristina Velásquez Cepeda -- René Orellana Halkyer -- Raquel Yrigoyen Fajardo -- Esther Sánchez Botero André J. Hoekema and Willem Assies -- María Luisa Acosta -- Patricia Urteaga Crovetto -- Willem Assies, Gemma van der Haar and André J. Hoekema. Introduction -- Pathways of reform -- Dances of identity: state policies and processes of ethnogenesis -- "Usos y Costumbres" in local government -- Indigenous justice and state law -- Lands, resources and territories -- Conclusion --
"This book deals with the effort to transform the homogeneous, remote and uniform State into one which acknowledges the heterogeneity of Latin American society, provides structures and channels for the participation of the most marginalized groups, and rec"--Publisher description.
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Human rights--Latin America Indigenous peoples--Politics and government--Latin America