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This Central Intelligence Agency conference report, numbered RTT 95-10039 and dated October 1995, presents the proceedings of a conference held 30 September to 1 October 1993. The CIA's Geographic Resources Division sponsored the conference. In it, academic geographers, anthropologists and US Government officials examined ethnic conflict by region, covering Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and South Asia. The report also discusses what these conflicts mean for US policy. It does not deal with UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C00123268 Russell, Philip L., The Chiapas Rebellion. Austin Texas: The Mexican Resource Center, 1995. The author is a journalist with years of experience in Mex- ico who presents detailed background information on the long-term abuses of Indian rights in Chiapas. The book is current through the August 1994 presidential elections. - Schmink, Marianne and Charles H. Wood, eds., Fron- tier Expansion in Amazoniaj Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1984. A collection of 20 papers from the Second Conference on the Amazon, held at the University of Florida in 1982. The focus of the papers is on colonization policies oi" the Amazonian nations, and some papers have become widely cited near clas- SICS. Starn, Orrin, “New Literature on Peru’s Sendero Luminoso,” Latin American_Research Review, 27:2 (1992), pp. 212-226. A comparative review of six recent (1989-91) books on Peru’s Maoist guerrilla movement. Five of the six books reviewed are pub- lished in Spanish in Peru. This review notes the lack of “any appeal to ‘lndianness’ in Sendero’s official ideology” cited by “many recent observers.” Stavenhagen, Rodolfo, “Challenging the Nation-State in Latin America,” Journal of International Afiairs," 45:2 (Winter 1992), pp. 421-440. This brief paper by one of Mexico’s most highly regarded social scientists presents a clear and succinct survey of changing rela- tions between the state and Indians in Latin America. This article provides important background for under- standing current state-Indian relations in the region. l 1 Urban, Greg and Joel Sherzer, eds., Nation-States and Indians in Latin America. Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1991. A collection of 12 essays describ- ing various aspects of the relationship of Latin Ameri- can Indians with the state. These essays provide a theoretical framework for analysis of Indian responses to conflict with national govemments. Winant, Howard, “Rethinking Race in Brazil,” Jour- nal of Latin American Studies, 24:1 (February 1992), pp. 173-92. The author argues that racism exists inde- pendently of class in Brazil. Black political organiza- tions are named, and the emergence of the race issue is explored. The paper concludes that politicization of race has become a fact of life in Brazil. Yelvington, Kelvin, ed., Trinidad Ethnicity. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1993. This book contains 12 essays that cover various aspects of ethnic relations and ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago. Offer- ings range from social and political topics to literature and music. Zapeta, Estuardo, “Guatemala: Maya Movement at the Political Crossroads,” Abya Yala News, 8:3 (Fall 1994), pp. 10-13. Analysis of the Maya Indian politi- cal movement in Guatemala. Concludes that the movement has great potential for gaining political power but so far falls short of achieving its promise. The Anny is a significant barrier to achievement of true power. 95 Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C00123268
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 205 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.