Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorians Facing the Twenty-First Century

Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorians Facing the Twenty-First Century
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781443869119
ISBN-13 : 1443869112
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Book Synopsis Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorians Facing the Twenty-First Century by : Marc Becker

Download or read book Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorians Facing the Twenty-First Century written by Marc Becker and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South American country of Ecuador provides a fascinating case study for understanding the construction and emergence of race and ethnic identities. While themes of ethnic identities, indigeneity, and race relations are commonly examined in our respective disciplines, it is less common to bring together essays with from scholars from such a broad variety of disciplines. The papers collected in this volume provide an opportunity to explore indigeneity in comparative perspective with the rest of the region, as well as to highlight the historically important but understudied Afro-Ecuadorian perspectives. The essays in this volume break out of the common tropes and themes that scholars typically employ in their studies of race and ethnicity in Ecuador. In examining Afro-Ecuadorians and Indigenous peoples through the lens of politics, culture, religion, gender, and environmental concerns, we come to a better understanding of the problems and promises facing this country. These essays convey a large diversity of perspectives, disciplines, and issues that reflect the richness and complexities of the social processes that are present in Ecuador.


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