Origins of Indigenism Human Rights and the Politics of Identity

Name: Origins of Indigenism Human Rights and the Politics of Identity
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ISBN: 9780520235564

ISBN-10: 0520235568

ISBN-13: 9780520235564

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ronald Niezen

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"International indigenism" may sound like a contradiction in terms, but it is indeed a global phenomenon and a growing form of activism. In his fluent and accessible narrative, Ronald Niezen examines the ways the relatively recent emergence of an internationally recognized identity--"indigenous peoples"--intersects with another relatively recent international movement--the development of universal human rights laws and principles. This movement makes use of human rights instruments and the international organizations of states to resist the political, cultural, and economic incursions of individual states. The concept "indigenous peoples" gained currency in the social reform efforts of the…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/14/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 291
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



A New Global Phenomenon?



The Origins of the International Movement of Indigenous Peoples



Sources of Global Identity



Relativism and Rights



The New Politics of Resistance



Indigenism, Ethnicity, and the State



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index