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1995-10-01a- CIA Conference Report: THE CHALLENGE OF ETHNIC CONFLICT TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN THE 1990S GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES 01-Oct-95

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This Central Intelligence Agency conference report, dated October 1995, contains the proceedings of a conference on ethnic conflict held 30 September to 1 October 1993. The CIA's Geographic Resources Division sponsored it. Academic geographers, anthropologists and US Government officials presented papers on ethnic and territorial conflict in Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and South Asia. They also discussed what these conflicts mean for US policy. The document contains no UFO material.

  • p. 9 …how various groups have reacted to rising terri- tion as well as numerous territorial processes that…
  • p. 18 …thus closely linked to the second core terri- territorial status quo for granted. torial issue: the…
  • p. 19 …ment initially focused on individual language rights The latter encompasses laws that set aside some terri…
  • p. 28 …have valid links between their identity and their terri- tory and have the expectation of rights…
  • p. 32 …and socioeconomic status as they relate to terri- toriality. Dr. Murphy referred to the ability of…
  • p. 33 …Although a statistical correla- suggest giving the old provinces more political-terri- tion existed between region…
  • p. 50 …want Krajina as a piece of geographical terri- assigning identities to local populations who often did…
  • p. 52 …Sovereignty over European terri- taposition of two ethnic groups, a common feature of tory was initially…
  • p. 66 …That may mean some of the kinds of terri- quasiautonomous nature. Despite this devolution, a torial…
  • p. 76 …National identity and terri- perceived as their homeland, and this has frequently torial identity have been…
  • p. 79 …Russia today in terms of its internal terri- nomically seceding. Is the center giving power to…
  • p. 153 …The real crux of the terri- The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is primarily between torial…
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Texas: The Mexican Resource Center, 1995. The Indians in Latin America. Austin: The University of
author is ajournalist with years of experience in Mex- Texas Press, 1991. A collection of 12 essays describ-
ico who presents detailed background information on ing various aspects of the relationship of Latin Ameri-
the long-term abuses of Indian rights in Chiapas. The can Indians with the state. These essays provide a
book is current through the August 1994 presidential theoretical framework for analysis of Indian responses
elections. to conflict with national governments.
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of Florida Press, 1984. A collection of 20 papers from pp. 173-92. The author argues that racism exists inde-
the Second Conference on the Amazon, held at the pendently of class in Brazil. Black political organiza-
University of Florida in 1982. The focus of the papers tions are named, and the emergence of the race issue is
is on colonization policies of the Amazonian nations, explored. The paper concludes that politicization of
and some papers have become widely cited near clas- race has become a fact of life in Brazil.
sics. Yelvington, Kelvin, ed., Trinidad Ethnicity. Knoxville:
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Luminoso," Latin American Research Reiew, 27:2 contains 12 essays that cover various aspects of ethnic
(1992), pp. 2 12-226. A comparative review of six relations and ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago. Offer-
recent (1989-91) books on Peru's Maoist guerrilla ings range ftom social and political topics to literature
movement. Five of the six books reviewed are pub- and music.
lished in Spanish in Peru. This review notes the lack "utml:My oeeta
of "any appeal to 'Indianness' in Sendero's official Zapeta, Estuardo, "Guatema Maya Movemnt at
ideology" cited by "many recent observers." the Political Crossroads," Abya Yala News, 8:3 (Fall
1994), pp. 10-13. Analysis of the Maya Indian politi-
Stavenhagen, Rodolfo, "Challenging the Nation-State cal movement in Guatemala. Concludes that the
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45:2 (Winter 1992), pp. 421-440. This brief paper by power but so far falls short of achieving its promise.
one of Mexico's most highly regarded social scientists The Army is a significant barrier to achievement of
presents a clear and succinct survey of changing rela- true power.
tions between the state and Indians in Latin America.
This article provides important background for under-
standing current state-Indian relations in the region.
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