An in-depth look at the strategies used and dilemmas faced by indegenous peoples as they struggle for recognition and redress of grievances in international organizations.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. A New Global Phenomenon?
2. The Origins of the International Movement of Indigenous Peoples
3. Sources of Global Identity
4. Relativism and Rights
5. The New Politics of Resistance
6. Indigenism, Ethnicity, and the State
7. Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
"Niezen's fascinating analysis explores indigenism as a key concept of present day international relations."--
Jean-Loup Amselle, author of Mestizo Logics: Anthropology of Identity in Africa and Elsewhere
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. A New Global Phenomenon?
2. The Origins of the International Movement of Indigenous Peoples
3. Sources of Global Identity
4. Relativism and Rights
5. The New Politics of Resistance
6. Indigenism, Ethnicity, and the State
7. Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
"Niezen's fascinating analysis explores indigenism as a key concept of present day international relations."--
Jean-Loup Amselle, author of Mestizo Logics: Anthropology of Identity in Africa and Elsewhere