Political theory and the rights of indigenous peoples

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Title:

Political theory and the rights of indigenous peoples

Author:

Ivison, Duncan, 1965-

ISBN:

9780521770484

9780521779371

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Physical Description:

xi, 323 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction / Waitangi as Mystery of State: Consequences of the Ascription of Federative Capacity to the Maori / The Struggles of Indigenous Peoples for and of Freedom / Beyond Regret: Mabo's Implications for Australian Constitutionalism / Engaging with Indigeneity: Tino Rangatiratanga in Aotearoa / Paths Toward a Mohawk Nation: Narratives of Citizenship and Nationhood in Kahnawake / (De)Constructing the Politics of Indigeneity / On Display for its Aesthetic Beauty: How Western Institutions Fabricate Knowledge about Aboriginal Cultural Heritage / On the Plurality of Interests: Aboriginal Self-government and Land Rights / The Liberal Image of the Nation / Minority Claims under Two Conceptions of Democracy / American Multiculturalism and the 'Nations Within' / Hybrid Democracy: Iroquois Federalism and the Postcolonial Project

Abstract:

"This book focuses on the problem of justice for indigenous peoples and the ways in which this poses key questions for political theory: the nature of sovereignty, the grounds of national identity and the limits of democratic theory. The chapters are by leading political theorists and indigenous scholars from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Canada and the United States, who show how the different historical circumstances of colonisation in these countries nevertheless raise common problems and questions for contemporary political theory. The book examines ways in which political theory has contributed to the past subjugation and continuing disadvantage faced by indigenous peoples, while also seeking to identify resources in contemporary political thought that can assist the 'decolonisation' of relations between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples."--BOOK JACKET.

Reading Level:

For tertiary students

Subject Term:

Indigenous peoples -- Politics and government.

Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government.

Maori (New Zealand people) -- Politics and government.

Indians of North America -- Politics and government.

Indians of North America -- Canada -- Politics and government.

Added Author:

Ivison, Duncan, 1965-

Patton, Paul.

Sanders, Will.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam027/00044439.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam021/00044439.html

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This 2001 book focuses on the problem of justice for indigenous peoples and the ways in which this poses key questions for political theory: the nature of sovereignty, the grounds of national identity and the limits of democratic theory. It includes chapters by leading political theorists and indigenous scholars from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Canada and the United States. One of the strengths of this book is the manner in which it shows how the different historical circumstances of colonization in these countries nevertheless raise common problems and questions for political theory. It examines ways in which political theory has contributed to the past subjugation and continuing disadvantage faced by indigenous peoples, while also seeking to identify resources in contemporary political thought that can assist the 'decolonisation' of relations between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.