Colonialism, the Shuar Federation, and the Ecuadorian State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4476240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Rubenstein (Ohio University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 263-293 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning D Society and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-7758 • E-ISSN: 1472-3433 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/d236t |
| OpenAlex | W2157880517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 90 |
| References cited | 51 |
This author suggests new avenues for thinking about the relationship between formerly stateless societies and the state. It does so through a detailed study of one particular group, the Shuar, indigenous to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Formerly an acephalous society of hunter-gardeners, the Shuar now constitute a federation with a democratically elected, hierarchical leadership and are at the forefront of indigenous movements in Latin America. The author analyzes this transformation in the context of colonialism but argues that colonialism involves far more than the movement of people from one place to another or the extension of state authority over new territory. Rather, he reveals colonialism to hinge on the transformation of sociospatial boundaries. Such transformations were critical not only to Shuar ethnogenesis but also to Ecuadorian state-building. That is, colonialism involves a dialectical reorganization both of the state and of its new subjects
Archaeology · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Dialectic · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Ethnogenesis · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 90 |
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| Citations per year | 3,75 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 89 |