Socio-Legal Struggles for Indigenous Self-Determination in La... - 9780367651374

Taylor & Francis

Socio-Legal Struggles for Indigenous Self-Determination in Latin AmericaReimagining the Nation, Reinventing the State\nAuthor(s): Roger Merino\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367651374, 978-0367651374\nSynopsis\nThis book is an interdisciplinary study of struggles for indigenous self-determination and the recognition of indigenous territorial rights in Latin America. \n\nStudies of indigenous peoples opposition to extractive industries have tended to focus on its economic, political or social aspects, as if these were discrete dimensions of the conflict. In contrast, this book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the tensions between indigenous peoples territorial rights and the governance of extractive industries and related state developmental policies. Analysing the contentious process pushed by indigenous peoples for implementing pluri-nationality against extractive projects and pro-.