The State and Indigenous Movements

by Keri E. Iyall Smith

Overview

Using the comparative historical method, this book looks at the experience of indigenous peoples, specifically the Native Hawaiians, showing how a nation can express culture and citizenship while seeking ways to attain greater sovereignty over territory, culture, and politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415980166
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/26/2006
Series:	Indigenous Peoples and Politics
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Keri Iyall Smith is assistant professor of Sociology at Stonehill College in Easton, MA. She teaches courses on globalization, indigenous peoples, and sociological theory. She has published articles on hybridity and world'society, human rights, and teaching sociology. She is co-editor, with Judith R. Blau, of Public Sociologies Reader.

Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments

Introduction

Research Design

On Indigenousness

The Hawaiians

Global, Local, and/or Hybrid Identities

New Applications of Human Rights

Conclusion

Appendix One: Constitutional Amendments 1-10: The Bill of Rights Appendix Two: United States Public Law 103-150 Appendix Three: The Constitution of the State of Hawaii: Article XII, Selected Sections Appendix Four: Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968: 25 USC 1302-1303 Appendix Five: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Selected Articles Notes Bibliography Index