Indigenous peoples and democracy in Latin America
By: edited by Donna Lee Van Cott.
Contributors: Van Cott, Donna Lee.; Inter-American Dialogue (Organization)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press in association with the Inter-American Dialogue
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Government relations.; Indians -- Government relations.; Indians of South America -- Politics and government.; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Description: "Collection of articles resulting from a project of the Inter-American Dialogue,  addresses confrontation between indigenous peoples and the State in Latin America.  Also examines evolution of contemporary State policies, emphasizing diversity of indigenous experiences in the Andean Region, Mesoamerica, and the Southern Cone. Andean contributions focus on Bolivia (Xavier Albó), Colombia (Jesús Avirama and Rayda Marquez), Ecuador (Melina H. Selverston), and Peru (María Isabel Remy)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.