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Report from the Frontier Julian Burger

Report from the Frontier By Julian Burger

Report from the Frontier by Julian Burger


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Explores and critiques the relationship between the West and indigenous peoples.

Report from the Frontier Summary

Report from the Frontier: The State of the World's Indigenous Peoples by Julian Burger

The Western view of native people is a cliched mixture of misinformation. The prevailing view has often been that indigenous peoples were merely obstacles to the onward march of progress. Even now the echoes of history remain strong. Today, however, the lands of indigenous peoples are the new frontier full of the raw materials coveted by industrial society. This new colonization recalls the old: the same impetus to 'civilise' exists today in the minds of political leaders, World Bank officials and transnational corporations. Yet it is an ill-disguised bonanza with no thought for the long-term effects on the land, or the people who live there. Only the elimination of the colonial relationship itself can lead to a partnership of cultures.

Report from the Frontier Reviews

This is an exhaustive report on the condition (as of 1987) of several hundred of the world's surviving native nations. Covering all continents, the book gives historical accounts of the arrival of the colonial pavers, the suppression of autonomy, the alienation from native lands and customs, and the current situation. [...] Population tables, maps, chronologies, resource, guides and other helpful devices make Report from the Frontier an absolutely essential document for anyone seeking to grasp the big picture on the situation of native peoples on the planet today.' Jerry Mander

About Julian Burger

Dr Julian Burger is Visiting Professor at the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex in the UK. Before taking up his University appointment, he worked at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for 20 years during which time he headed the programme on indigenous peoples and minorities. During this period, he organized the discussions on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and helped launch the principle human rights mechanisms on indigenous peoples - the Special Rapporteur, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He also helped establish inter-agency networks of UN organizations to improve integration of indigenous and minority rights into development programmes. He has visited indigenous and minority communities in many parts of the world. He has published books and articles on indigenous peoples and human rights since the 1980s

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Unwelcome Development
  • 2. Peoples at the Frontier
  • 3. Life at the Bottom
  • 4. The Colonial Experience
  • 5. The Indigenous Movement Today
  • 6. Indians in the Backyard: Central America and Mexico
  • 7. The Indians of South America
  • 8. The Colonization of Asia's Tribal Peoples
  • 9. The Threatened Peoples of Africa
  • 10. Indigenous Peoples in Rich Countries
  • 11. Indigenous Minorities in Socialist Countries
  • 12. Banks and Corporations
  • 13. International Action
  • 14. Echoes in the West
  • Appendix: Selected List of Organizations
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

Additional information

NLS9780862323929
9780862323929
0862323924
Report from the Frontier: The State of the World's Indigenous Peoples by Julian Burger
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1987-01-01
320
N/A
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