Indigenous Peoples and Colonialism: Global Perspectives Contributor(s): Samson, Colin (Author), Gigoux, Carlos (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745672523 ISBN-13: 9780745672526 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
Dewey: 323.11 |
LCCN: 2016013425 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Indigenous peoples have gained increasing international visibility in their fight against longstanding colonial occupation by nation-states. Although living in different locations around the world and practising highly varied ways of life, indigenous peoples nonetheless are affected by similar patterns of colonial dispossession and violence. In defending their collective rights to self-determination, culture, lands and resources, their resistance and creativity offer a pause for critical reflection on the importance of maintaining indigenous distinctiveness against the homogenizing forces of states and corporations. |