Indigenous Peoples In Latin America: The Quest For Self-determination

by Héctor Díaz Polanco

This book deals with the perennial tensions between ethnic groups and the modern nation-state and does so from the perspective of a leading Mexican anthropologist with deep and long experience in these matters. As such, it is both a superb introduction to the basic issues and a presentation of the author's own original contributions. The appearance of this book in English gives North American readers access to these important and political currents in Latin American anthropology and political economy. It is required reading for anyone wishing to understand the current recrudescence of indigenous peoples at this moment in history—when conventional wisdom had predicted its demise.

Genres: Nonfiction, Indigenous, Indigenous History

180 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 1997

Reviews

[Nadia arbelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of Latin Americas most fascinating writers who knows his history.

[Samantha Murgec · Rating 1 out of 5]

Utter bullshit.