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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: The Origins of Protest -- 1. Introduction: Social Protest in Regional Perspective -- 2. Theoretical Considerations: Explaining Protest -- 3. Collective Action in the Neoliberal Era -- Part II: The Dynamics of Protest -- 4. Ecuador: Ethnicity and Elections -- 5. Bolivia: Protests and Proposals -- 6. Peru: Crisis and Contention -- 7. Chile: Repression and Restructuring -- Part III: The Implications of Protest -- 8. Conclusion: Bridging Protest and Electoral Coalitions -- Notes -- References -- Index.

"Within the past twenty-five years we have seen millions of people swept into mass movements, leaving among their unhappy victims kings and emperors, religious and educational institutions, political and economic systems. Although no great wave or revolt has recently engulfed our American culture, the domestic sea has not been entirely untroubled. Social movements of various kinds have recruited many followers but have proved abortive. Whether a person is eager for social change or whether he resists it, he can hardly be complacent at the course of events. He wonders if this country will be caught in the vortex of Fascism or Communism, if some ideology indigenous to American soil will arise to attract multitudes of his fellow citizens. But, after examining history, listening to commentators, reading eye-witness accounts of social movements in formation or in action, the person may still feel that something is lacking. He wants to know more precisely what it is that motivates men to follow an untried leader, what the social environment does to make people so suggestible, what people are thinking about, are puzzled about, and are hoping for when they lose themselves in some cause that seems strange or esoteric to the observer. The present book is an attempt to fill this need. Strictly speaking, the book belongs in the field of social psychology, although the line between social psychology and other areas of psychology is tenuous indeed"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

The article was published originally without an abstract. Short description written by Michał Gilewski:
The article describes the role of indigenous movements in the debate on the Bolivian identity. The recent political developments led to situation which is popularly referred to as "Bolivia at the Crossroads". Discrepancies exist between some old visions of Bolivia as a culturally and ethnically homogenous state, and the vision of the indigenous movement, that has recently become politicized began to fight for the rights of the indigenous majority.

The discussion of feminist movements in the so-called "Third World" often explicitly or implicitly assumes that such movements are not indigenous, but rather merely recent imitations of the West. This mistaken view is then echoed by third world conservatives with the intention of discrediting local women's movements. In fact, feminism has not been imposed on the Third World by the West, nor is it so new.

During the past three decades, a broad grassroots movement of native American organizations has coalesced in Ecuador around the struggle for land, civil rights, and cultural identity. The signs of their success can be seen in the titling of communal land claims, the proliferation of bilingual education and literacy programs, the reclamation of native musical and art expressions and, most significantly, in the determination of indigenous peoples to exercise their rights as citizens within Ecuadorian society

New Zealand could be regarded as an acclimatization laboratory, i.e., the consequence of a wide range of animal introductions in the period 1840-1907. Species introduced ranged from camels to hedgehogs, ostriches to sky larks. Fortunately, many failed to survive. The majority of these liberations were made by Acclimatization Societies or private individuals, often with Government approval and protection. The most damaging species were several species of deer, rabbits, Australian opossums, goats, pigs, tahr, wallabies, and chamois. Pastoral land development in the early days usually consisted of firing large tracts of indigenous forest and native grassland and this practice assisted the dispersion of some animals, particularly the rabbit. The impact of these animals was to upset the natural stability of habitat and damage soil and water values. Organizations constituted by Government with the responsibility of conducting control have in recent years made dramatic progress in reducing some animal populations to tolerable levels. This has only been achieved by positive policy changes over the years, plus the development and utilization of more effective control techniques, especially in the field of poisoning. Discussion of current species of concern includes the European rabbit, brush-tailed possum, rook, and wallabies. Control methods are briefly summarized.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Rebuilding Nations and the Indian Problem: Why Does It Matter? -- Part I. Resilience -- 1. Reservation Life and Land Allotments: Adaptation to New Homelands -- 2. Missionaries and Boarding Schools: Education as a Tool -- 3. The Indian New Deal and Tribal Governments: Flexibility of Adaptation -- 4. Relocation and Urban Indian Communities: Navigating Cultural Systems -- Part II. Rebuilding -- 5. Red Power Activism, the American Indian Movement, and Wounded Knee: The Rise of Modern Indian Leadership -- 6. Political Economy and Tribal Natural Resources: Resource Management -- 7. Indian Gaming in the West: Indian Entrepreneurship and Modern Political Economy -- 8. Sacred Land Returns and Repatriation: Power of Federal Indian Law -- Conclusion. Resilience, Rebuilding Nations, and Problem Solved: It Does Matter -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Among students of Latin America, the existence of sizable Indian communities within the region has provoked a lively debate about the relationship between ethnicity and social class. Such communities have failed to become part of class society, it is often said, because they retain those customs and traditions which arose under colonialism, because in some sense they remain encapsulated to this day within the feudal social order. A few experts even claim that these customs have themselves become the primary agent of economic and political exploitation in various rural areas.1According to this view, native people have accepted more or less passively a culture which was designed for them by Spanish missionaries and administrators, a culture which emphasized ethnic difference at the expense of class solidarity.2In contrast to these ideas, contemporary events provide us with many indications that such people did not simply resign themselves to the fate which colonial authorities elected for them, Of primary importance, native uprisings and rebellions, messianic movements and religious heresies occurred in Latin America with astonishing frequency throughout the centuries which preceded Independence. By analyzing these movements, then, and particularly the convictions which moved their participants to action, we may formulate a more coherent view of Spanish colonialism — a view which also helps us to understand the question of ethnicity among Indians today.

An exploration of the ways that industrial & transport workers established links with the Egyptian nationalist movement, led by the indigenous upper & middle classes, in the early twentieth century suggests that focusing on elites alone cannot provide a full understanding of nationalism. Although nationalism as a model began in Europe & first spread to the Egyptian intelligentsia, cultural diffusion does not explain the strength with which it took hold. The roles of other social groups, especially under colonial domination & early capitalist development, provide a better basis for understanding. The specific historical circumstances described enabled economic interests of the workers to be infused with a sense of nationalism. The efforts on the part of the Nationalist Party to secure an urban base were successful. A. Waters

STUDIES THE EFFECTS OF THE 'HSIA FANG'(DOWNWARD TRANSFER) MOVEMENT WHICH MOVES CHINA'S RUSTICATED URBAN YOUTH TO REMOTE AREAS. CONSIDERS THE EFFECTS UPON THE YOUTHES, AND UPON THE MINORITY PEOPLES AS CULTURES AND LIFE-STYLES MIX. FOLLOWS THE MOVEMENT FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1956, RECOUNTING THE AVAILABLE DATA ON THE INTERMINGLING OF ETHNIC HAN AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS, AND THE ROLE OF PARTY CONSIDERATIONS.