Intercultural Utopias: Public Intellectuals, Cultural Experimentation, and Ethnic Pluralism in Colombia

by Joanne Rappaport

Book Overview

Although only 2 percent of Colombia's population identifies as indigenous, that figure belies the significance of the country's indigenous movement. More than a quarter of the Colombian national territory belongs to indigenous groups, and 80 percent of the country's mineral resources are located in native-owned lands. In this innovative ethnography, Joanne Rappaport draws on research she has conducted in Colombia over the past decade--and particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822335999
• ISBN13: 9780822335993
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"