Asia: The Contested Politics Of Asian Responses To Indigenous Rights

Asia: The Contested Politics Of Asian Responses To Indigenous Rights Baogang He, 2011   A growing literature has examined various issues concerning indigenous rights in Asia. Yet the most urgent question is why, how and under what conditions the state recognises it. Why do some countries accept the international call for indigenous right but others reject it? Without the state's recognition, the cause of indigenous peoples and their rights looks dim. This paper examines the politics of the...

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