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From movements to parties in Latin America : the evolution of ethnic politics / Donna Lee Van Cott

Author
Van Cott, Donna Lee
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Copyright Date
©2005
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxii, 276 pages) : illustrations, tables
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction : toward a comprehensive theory of ethnic party formation and performance -- Institutions, party systems, and social movements -- "A reflection of our motley reality" : Bolivian Indians' slow path to political representation -- "We are the government" : Pachakutik's rapid ascent to national power -- "It is not a priority" : the failure to form viable ethnic parties in Peru -- Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela : unlikely cases of ethnic party formation and success -- Conclusions and implications.
Summary
This book explains the formation in the 1990s by indigenous peoples' movements of successful political parties in four Latin American countries. It contributes to scholarly understanding of ethnic political cleavages, indigenous political mobilization, and the transformation of party systems and political representations in contemporary Latin America.
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ISBN
0511140002 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511140006 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511140778 (electronic bk.)
0511140770 (electronic bk.)
9780511756115 (ebook)
0511756119 (ebook)
9786610422425
6610422427
1107155215
9781107155213
0511139144
9780511139147
0511308892
9780511308895
0521855020 (Cloth)
9780521855020
9780521707039
052170703X
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-270) and index.
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