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The Andean region is perhaps the most violent and politically unstable in the Western Hemisphere. Politics in the Andes is the first comprehensive volume to assess the persistent political challenges facing Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Arguing that Andean states and societies have been shaped by common historical forces, the contributors' comparative approach reveals how different countries have responded variously to the challenges and opportunities presented by those forces. Individual chapters are structured around themes of ethnic, regional, and gender diversity; viol.

Democracy --- Indians of South America --- Social change --- Violence --- Drug traffic --- Démocratie --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Changement social --- Drogues --- Ethnic identity --- History. --- Identité ethnique --- Histoire --- Trafic --- Andes Region --- Andes --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- POLITICAL SCIENCE --- General --- Regions & Countries - Americas --- History & Archaeology --- Latin America --- History --- Ethnic identity. --- Démocratie --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Identité ethnique --- American aborigines --- American Indians --- Indigenous peoples --- Self-government --- Violent behavior --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Ethnology --- Acuerdo de Cartagena countries --- Andean countries --- Andean region --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Social psychology --- Social history --- Social evolution --- Geschichte 1980-2001 --- 1900-1999