Highland Indians and the State in Modern Ecuador (Pitt Latin American Studies)

by Marc Becker (Editor), KimA.Clark (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $69.56

  Chronicles the changing forms of indigenous engagement with the Ecuadorian state since the early nineteenth century that grew into the strongest unified indigenous movement in Latin America. Nine case studies examine how indigenous peoples have attempted to claim control over state formation in order to improve their position in society.