Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index.
1. Something old, something new : indigenous resistance and the new Indio identity -- 2. Theorizing indigenous resistance : explaining the shift -- 3. Uncertain development : post-agrarian reform politics and the new racial order -- 4. Representing the rural poor : citizenship and political identity in Cotacachi -- 5. Our own teniente politico : gaining indigenous autonomy in Cacha -- 6. Seeking respeto : racial consciousness and national Indian politics -- 7. From pluriculturalism to plurinationalism : the politics of disruption -- 8. Indians in the public sphere : comparative reflections on the negotiation of difference -- Appendix : Sixteen demands proposed by the CONAIE in the 1990 uprising.
0
From peasant struggles to Indian resistance.
0806134593
Indian activists-- Ecuador-- Sierra.
Indians of South America-- Ecuador-- Politics and government.
Indians of South America-- Ecuador-- Sierra-- Ethnic identity.
Indians of South America-- Ecuador-- Sierra-- Government relations.
Self-determination, National-- Ecuador-- Sierra.
Indian activists.
Indians of South America-- Ethnic identity.
Indians of South America-- Government relations.
Indians of South America-- Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Advocacy.