7. Representation,Polyphony, and the Construction of Power in a Kayapó Video

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Introduction: Studying Indigenous Activism in Latin America 1
5. 2. The Indigenous Public Voice:The Multiple Idioms of Modernity in Native Cauca 47
6. 3. Contested Discourses of Authority in Colombian National Indigenous Politics:The 1996 Summer Takeovers 81
7. 4. The Multiplicity of Mayan Voices:Mayan Leadership and the Politics of Self-Representation 123
8. 5. Voting against Indigenous Rights in Guatemala: Lessons from the 1999 Referendum 149
9. 6. How Should an Indian Speak? Amazonian Indians and the Symbolic Politics of Language in the Global Public Sphere 181
10. 7. Representation,Polyphony, and the Construction of Power in a Kayapó Video 229
11. 8. Cutting through State and Class: Sources and Strategies of Self-Representation in Latin America 251
12. Contributors 281
13. Index 283