Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 A New Global Phenomenon?; 2 The Origins of the International Movement of Indigenous Peoples; 3 Sources of Global Identity; 4 Relativism and Rights; 5 The New Politics of Resistance; 6 Indigenism, Ethnicity, and the State; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Index
Summary
Ronald Niezen examines the ways the recent emergence of an internationally recognized identity - 'indigenous peoples' - intersects with another recent international movement - the development of universal human rights laws and principles. This movement makes use of human rights instruments and the international organizations of states to resist the political, cultural, and economic incursions of individual states
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index
