UID:
almafu_9959240529802883
Format:
1 online resource (293 p.)
ISBN:
1-282-92264-5
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9786612922640
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1-4422-0755-8
Series Statement:
Critical currents in Latin American perspectives
Content:
This authoritative book provides a deeply informed overview of contemporary Indigenous movements in Ecuador. Leading scholar Marc Becker traces the growing influence of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) in the wake of a 1990 uprising, the launch of a new political movement called Pachakutik in 1995, and the election of Rafael Correa in 2006. Even though CONAIE, Pachakutik, and Correa shared similar concerns for social justice, they soon came into conflict with each other. Becker examines the competing strategies and philosophies that emerge when social movements
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Acronyms; Preface; Chapter 01. The Politicization of Indigenous Identities; Chapter 02. Uprisings; Chapter 03. The Emergence of an Electoral Option; Chapter 04. The Last Coup of the Twentieth Century; Chapter 05. Indians in Power; Chapter 06. A Citizens' Revolution; Chapter 07. Rewriting the Constitution . . . Again; Chapter 08. 2009 Elections; Chapter 09. Social Movements and Electoral Politics; Epilogue: The Children of 1990; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4422-0754-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4422-0753-1
Language:
English
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