Contesting citizenship in Latin America : the rise of indigenous movements and the postliberal challenge

Yashar, Deborah J. 1963- (author.).

Summary: Deborah Yashar analyzes the contemporary and uneven emergence of Latin American indigenous movements--addressing both why indigenous identities have become politically salient in the contemporary period and why they have translated into significant political organizations in some places and not others. She argues that ethnic politics can best be explained through a comparative historical approach that analyzes three factors: changing citizenship regimes, social networks, and political associational space--providing insight into the fragility and unevenness of Latin America's third wave democracies.

Record details

ISBN: 9780521827461 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xxii, 365 pages ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-350) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Questions, approaches and cases -- Citizenship regimes, the state, and ethnic cleavages -- The argument: Indigenous mobilization in Latin America -- Ecuador: Latin America's strongest Indigenous movement -- Bolivia: strong regional movements -- Peru: weak national movements and subnational variation -- Conclusion.