The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Latin America
1st ed. 2016
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies of the Americas
ISBN-10
1137509570
ISBN-13
9781137509574
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 20th, 2016
Print length
230 Pages
Weight
466 grams
Dimensions
22.10 x 15.80 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South AmericaHistory of the AmericasEthnic studies / EthnicityEthnic studiesSociologySocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographySocial and cultural anthropologyPolitical ideologiesPolitical ideologies and movementsHistory of the Americas
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Written by scholars with long-term and in-depth engagement in Latin America, the chapters show that multicultural theories and policies, which assume racial and cultural boundaries to be clear-cut, overlook the pervasive reality of racial and cultural mixture and place excessive confidence in identity politics.
This book presents a challenging view of the adoption and co-option of multiculturalism in Latin America from six scholars with extensive experience of grassroots movements and intellectual debates. It raises serious questions of theory, method, and interpretation for both social scientists and policymakers on the basis of cases in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Multicultural policies have enabled people to recover the land of their ancestors, administer justice in accordance with their traditions, provide recognition as full citizens of the nation, and promote affirmative action to enable them to take the place in society which is theirs by right. The message of this book is that while the multicultural response has done much to raise the symbolic recognition of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples nationally and internationally, its application calls for a profound reappraisal in spheres such as land, gender, institutional design, and equal opportunities. Written by scholars with long-term and in-depth engagement in Latin America, the chapters show that multicultural theories and policies, which assume racial and cultural boundaries to be clear-cut, overlook the pervasive reality of racial and cultural mixture and place excessive confidence in identity politics.
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