This authoritative book provides a deeply informed overview of one of the most dynamic social movements in Latin America. Focusing on contemporary Indigenous movements in Ecuador, leading scholar Marc Becker traces the growing influence of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), which in 1990 led a powerful uprising that dramatically placed a struggle for Indigenous rights at the center of public consciousness. Activists began to refer to this uprising as a "pachakutik," a Kichwa word that means change, rebirth, and transformation, both in the sense of a return in time and the coming of a new era. Five years later, proponents launched a new political movement called Pachakutik to compete for elected office. In 2006, Ecuadorians elected Rafael Correa, who many saw as emblematic of the new Latin American left, to the presidency of the country. 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 and political parties embrace comparable visions but follow different paths to realize their objectives. In exploring the multiple and conflictive strategies that Indigenous movements have followed over the past twenty years, he definitively documents the recent history and charts the trajectory of one of the Americas' most powerful and best organized social movements.
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Chapter 1: The Politicization of Indigenous Identities Chapter 2: Uprisings Chapter 3: The Emergence of an Electoral Option Chapter 4: The Last Coup of the Twentieth Century Chapter 5: Indians in Power Chapter 6: A Citizens' Revolution Chapter 7: Rewriting the Constitution . . . Again Chapter 8: 2009 Elections Chapter 9: Social Movements and Electoral Politics Bibliography
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This is a terrific book! Beyond an excellent account of Ecuador’s recent political history, Becker provides us with the history of a paradox: how the strongest Indigenous movement in the Americas found itself in campaigns and alliances that served to limit and undermine its political influence. Ideal for courses on Latin American politics and social movements, this book offers a provocative cautionary tale about the dangers of social movement success.
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ISBN
9781442207530
Publisert
2010-12-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
508 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
262

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Biographical note

Marc Becker is professor of Latin American history at Truman State University.