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From movements to parties in Latin America : the evolution of ethnic politics /

This book explains the formation in the 1990s by indigenous peoples' movements of successful political parties in four Latin American countries. It contributes to scholarly understanding of ethnic political cleavages, indigenous political mobilization, and the transformation of party systems an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Cott, Donna Lee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
©2005
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : toward a comprehensive theory of ethnic party formation and performance
  • Institutions, party systems, and social movements
  • "A reflection of our motley reality" : Bolivian Indians' slow path to political representation
  • "We are the government" : Pachakutik's rapid ascent to national power
  • "It is not a priority" : the failure to form viable ethnic parties in Peru
  • Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela : unlikely cases of ethnic party formation and success
  • Conclusions and implications.