Indigeneity on the Move : : Varying Manifestations of a Contested Concept / / ed. by Eva Gerharz, Nasir Uddin, Pradeep Chakkarath.

“Indigeneity” has become a prominent yet contested concept in national and international politics, as well as within the social sciences. This edited volume draws from authors representing different disciplines and perspectives, exploring the dependence of indigeneity on varying sociopolitical conte...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Illustrations --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
List of Abbreviations --
Introduction. Exploring Indigeneity --
PART I. STRUGGLES OVER LAND AND RESOURCES --
Chapter 1. On the Nature of Indigenous Land --
Chapter 2. Considering the Implications of the Concept of Indigeneity for Land and Natural Resource Management in Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos --
PART II. BECOMING INDIGENOUS --
Chapter 3. Processes of Modernization, Processes of Indigenization --
Chapter 4. Indigenous Activism beyond Ethnic Groups --
Chapter 5. In Search of Self --
PART III. INDIGENEITY AS A POLITICAL RESOURCE --
Chapter 6. Different Trajectories of Indigenous Rights Movements in Africa --
Chapter 7. Politics of Indigeneity in the Andean Highlands --
Chapter 8. Conflicting Dimensions of Indigeneity as a Contested Political Resource in Contemporary Mexico --
PART IV. INDIGENEITY AND THE STATE --
Chapter 9. Intimate Antagonisms --
Chapter 10. Indigeneity, Culture, and the State --
Chapter 11. Fluid Indigeneities in the Indian Ocean --
Postscriptum. The Futures of Indigenous Medicine --
Index
Summary:“Indigeneity” has become a prominent yet contested concept in national and international politics, as well as within the social sciences. This edited volume draws from authors representing different disciplines and perspectives, exploring the dependence of indigeneity on varying sociopolitical contexts, actors, and discourses with the ultimate goal of investigating the concept’s scientific and political potential.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781785337239
9783110998214
DOI:10.1515/9781785337239?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Eva Gerharz, Nasir Uddin, Pradeep Chakkarath.