From Tribal Village to Global Village
Subtitle: Indian Rights and International Relations in Latin America
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: March 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780804734592
Subjects: Globalization; Human rights; Indigenous peoples; Political economy; Pollution & threats to the environment; Politics/International Relations; Latin America; Indians; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; International Relations - General; Political Science / International Relations; Government relations; Anthropology - General; Political Process - General; Civil rights; Indians, Treatment of
First sentence: How can powerless and marginalized citizens overcome their lack of conventional resources to make change?
Description: "This book tells the story of the unexpected impact of the Indian rights movement on world politics, from reforming the United Nations to evicting oil companies. Using a constructivist theoretical approach that synthesizes international relations, social movement theory, ethnic politics, and work on democratic transitions, the author argues that marginalized people have responded to globalization with new, internationalized forms of identity politics that reconstruct power relations.".

"Based on case studies from Ecuador, Mexico Brazil, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, this book analyzes the implications of these human rights experiences for all of Latin America's 40 million indigenous citizens, and the 300 million native people throughout the world. The thematic organization of the book allows the author to trace distinctive dynamics of interstate relations, global markets, and transnational civil society.

The book concludes with an analysis of the movement's impact and policy recommendations."--BOOK JACKET.