Indigenous Peoples and Democracy in Latin America /

Indigenous Peoples and Democracy in Latin America / edited by Donna Lee Van Cott. - New York : St. Martin's Press in association with the Inter-American Dialogue, 1994. - x, 271 p. : map ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Collection of articles resulting from a project of the Inter-American Dialogue, addresses confrontation between indigenous peoples and the State in Latin America. Also examines evolution of contemporary State policies, emphasizing diversity of indigenous experiences in the Andean Region, Mesoamerica, and the Southern Cone. Andean contributions focus on Bolivia (Xavier Albó), Colombia (Jesús Avirama and Rayda Marquez), Ecuador (Melina H. Selverston), and Peru (María Isabel Remy)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

0312122926


Indians of South America--Government relations.
Indians--Government relations.
Indians of South America--Politics and government.


Latin America--Politics and government--1980-

980.00498 / COT