At the Risk of Being Heard: Identity, Indigenous Rights and Postcolonial States

ISBN 10: 0472067362 / ISBN 13: 9780472067367

Published by University of Michigan Press, 2003

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2003. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: At the Risk of Being Heard: Identity, Indigenous Rights and Postcolonial States
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472067362
• ISBN 13: 9780472067367
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Leading experts in the analysis of ethnicity and indigenous rights explore the questions of why and how the circumstances of indigenous peoples are improving in some places of the world, while their human rights continue to be abused in others. Drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, chapters explore how political organization, natural resource management, economic development, and conflicting definitions over cultural, linguistic, religious, and territorial identity have informed indigenous strategies for empowerment.
Combining rich ethnographic descriptions with clear theoretical analyses, At the Risk of Being Heard considers the paradoxical challenges and opportunities confronting indigenous peoples at the dawn of the twenty-first century. In the face of state-sanctioned violence, indigenous peoples encounter considerable risks when asserting their rights, especially to self-determination. Yet, if they remain silent or absent from new arenas of power, hiding in marginalized homelands or cultural practices, they risk being invisible to those allies that would aid them in their struggles for survival.
At the Risk of Being Heard offers needed insights for individuals working on issues of governance, sustainable development, resource management, globalization, and indigenous affairs. It will undoubtedly appeal to undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, sociology, history, political science, peace studies, and to those students in courses that explore relationships among postcolonial states, indigenous peoples, and human rights.
Bartholomew Dean is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Jerome M. Levi is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Carleton College.

About the Author

Bartholomew Dean is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Kansas.

Jerome M. Levi is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Carleton College.