Latin America's Multicultural Movements - The Struggle Between Communitarianism, Autonomy, and Human Rights (Paperback)

Throughout the Americas, indigenous people have been arguing that they should be entitled, as "first peoples," to representation in local, national, and international fora in a capacity different from that of other civil society groups. Latin America's Multicultural Movements is a collection of empirically-based chapters that advance debates concerning multiculturalism and indigenous and minority group rights in Latin America by looking at the struggle between communitarianism, autonomy, and human rights. Rather than advancing a particular argument for or against multiculturalism, the book includes contributions from top Latin American scholars with a range of ideological positions to provide a comparative set of perspectives on the issue. While the book addresses highly polemical debates, it does so in a way that moves beyond the ideological clashes that characterize most of the literature and invites readers to explore how multicultural reforms affect people in their everyday lives, as well as in political parties, elected offices, and interest groups. The chapters, which include case studies from Mexico, Bolivia and Ecuador, look at the controversial role of the state regarding multicultural rights and discuss whether the state enables or hinders the advancement of multicultural rights.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Editors:	Todd A. Eisenstadt (Professor and Chair of Government) • Michael S. Danielson (PhD candidate in Government) • Moises Jaime Bailon Corres (former President of the Commission on Indigenous Affairs) • Carlos Sorroza Polo (Research Professor)
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	306
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-993628-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-993628-5
Barcode:	9780199936281

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