Cauca's Indigenous Movement in Southwestern Colombia: Land, Violence, and Ethnic Identity

By Brett Troyan

This book provides a vivid account of how the indigenous communities of Cauca in southwestern Colombia engaged with the Colombian central state. Troyanexamines the state initiatives in the 1930s, '50s, '60s, and '70s toward indigenous communities in Cauca, whichsheds light on the political and social construction of Colombian indigenous identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498502288
• ISBN13: 9781498502283
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"