Fighting like a community Andean civil society in an era of Indian uprisings - Colloredo-Mansfeld, Rudolf Josef (University of Chicago Press, 2009)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index
Introduction: Communities and movements -- The artist (don't forsake) -- The capitalist (don't be backward) -- The activist (don't suffer) -- Uprising, 1990 -- Projects and lists (don't shirk) -- Justice, jurisdiction, and race (don't steal) -- Class and councils (don't be lazy) -- Markets and parks (don't sell out) -- Cities and kin (don't lie) -- Uprising, 2006 -- Conclusion: Fighting like a community
The indigenous population of the Ecuadorian Andes made substantial political gains during the 1990s in the wake of a dynamic wave of local activism. The movement renegotiated land development laws, elected indigenous candidates to national office, and successfully fought for the constitutional redefinition of Ecuador as a nation of many cultures. Fighting Like a Community argues that these remarkable achievements paradoxically grew out of the deep differences-in language, class, education, and location-that began to divide native society in the 1960s. Drawing on fifteen years of fie