Author

Publication

2003-01-06 - University of California Press

Language

English

Word Count

69,500 words, Guess

Page Count

278 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002008938
  • Goodreads1106663
  • LibraryThing304238

Classifications

  • LCC2002008938

Description

"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.

First Sentence

Anthropology is known for its tendency to focus on social microcosms, and the microcosm that I as an anthropologist have chosen to study is the world.

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  • The Origins of Indigenism: Human Rights and the Politics of IdentityPaperbackUniversity of California Press2003-01-06

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