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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821802803321

Autore

Becker Marc

Titolo

Pachakutik : Indigenous movements and electoral politics in Ecuador / / Marc Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010

ISBN

1-282-92264-5

9786612922640

1-4422-0755-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Critical currents in Latin American perspectives

Disciplina

305.8009866

Soggetti

Indians of South America - Ecuador - Politics and government

Indians of South America - Civil rights - Ecuador

Indians of South America - Ecuador - Social conditions

Indians of South America - Ecuador - Ethnic identity

Civil rights movements - Ecuador

Social movements - Ecuador

Elections - Ecuador

Ecuador Politics and government 1984-

Ecuador Ethnic 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

Contents; Acronyms; Preface; Chapter 01. The Politicization of Indigenous Identities; Chapter 02. Uprisings; Chapter 03. The Emergence of an Electoral Option; Chapter 04. The Last Coup of the Twentieth Century; Chapter 05. Indians in Power; Chapter 06. A Citizens' Revolution; Chapter 07. Rewriting the Constitution . . . Again; Chapter 08. 2009 Elections; Chapter 09. Social Movements and Electoral Politics; Epilogue: The Children of 1990; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This authoritative book provides a deeply informed overview of contemporary Indigenous movements in Ecuador. Leading scholar Marc Becker traces the growing influence of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) in the wake of a 1990 uprising, the



launch of a new political movement called Pachakutik in 1995, and the election of Rafael Correa in 2006. Even though CONAIE, Pachakutik, and Correa shared similar concerns for social justice, they soon came into conflict with each other. Becker examines the competing strategies and philosophies that emerge when social movements