ANTH 161: Indigenous People and the State in Latin America

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2013-14 → 2012-13 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours

Catalog page 81

Prerequisites: ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H or consent of instructor

Description: Reviews the historical processes and regional circumstances that have governed rela- tions between indigenous peoples and Latin American states. Studies concepts of nationalism, ethnicity, and the state in the context of indigenous efforts to resist assimilation and to gain limited autonomy. Compares with the problems and prospects of multiethnic soci- eties worldwide.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with LNST 161.