Multiculturalism in Latin America Indigenous Rights, Diversity and Democracy

During the last fifteen years Latin American governments reformed their constitutions to recognize indigenous rights. The contributors to this book argue that these changes post fundamental challenges to accepted notions of democracy, citizenship and development in the region. Using case studies fro...

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Other Authors: Sieder, Rachel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2002, 2002
Series:Institute of Latin American Studies Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:During the last fifteen years Latin American governments reformed their constitutions to recognize indigenous rights. The contributors to this book argue that these changes post fundamental challenges to accepted notions of democracy, citizenship and development in the region. Using case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, they analyze the ways in which new legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a wider context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting the key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice
Physical Description:XIII, 280 p online resource
ISBN:9781403937827