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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970989403321

Autore

Rice Roberta

Titolo

The new politics of protest : Indigenous mobilization in Latin America's neoliberal era / / Roberta Rice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tucson, : University of Arizona Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8165-9959-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/408998

Soggetti

Protest movements - Latin America

Anti-globalization movement - Latin America

Indigenous peoples - Latin America - Politics and government

Latin America Economic policy Citizen participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: social protest in regional perspective -- Theoretical considerations: explaining protest -- Collective action in the neoliberal era -- Ecuador: ethnicity and elections -- Bolivia: protests and proposals -- Peru: crisis and contention -- Chile: repression and restructuring -- Conclusion: bridging protest and electoral coalitions.

Sommario/riassunto

In June 1990, Ecuador saw the first major indigenous rebellion within its borders since the colonial era.  For weeks, indigenous protesters participated in marches, staged demonstrations, seized government offices, and blockaded roads.