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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816139903321

Autore

Dahl J

Titolo

The Indigenous Space and Marginalized Peoples in the United Nations [[electronic resource] /] / by J. Dahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-349-44775-7

1-137-28054-9

1-283-94746-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Disciplina

305.897

341.4/852

341.4852

Soggetti

Ethnography

Culture—Study and teaching

Political science

Anthropology

Sociology

International relations

Regional and Cultural Studies

Political Science

Sociology, general

International Relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acronyms""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One Setting the Stage""; ""Chapter Two The United Nations as a Platform""; ""Chapter Three Three Cases""; ""Chapter Four Representation�The Indigenous Caucus""; ""Chapter Five Different But United""; ""Chapter Six Indigenous Strategies and Performances""; ""Chapter Seven “We Know Who We Are�""; ""Chapter Eight Going Home""; ""Chapter Nine Concluding Perspectives""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""



Sommario/riassunto

In the UN, indigenous peoples have achieved more rights than any other group of people. This book traces this to the ability of indigenous peoples to create consensus among themselves; the establishment of an indigenous caucus; and the construction of a global indigenousness.