Gellman, Mneesha.

Democratization and memories of violence : ethnic minority rights movements in Mexico, Turkey, and El Salvador / Mneesha Gellman. - xv, 226 p . : ill. maps ; 24 cm. - Routledge global cooperation series .

Contents

1. Why communities shame and claim
2. Memory, violence, and shaming and claiming in Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico
3. The fight for Triqui autonomy in San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, Mexico
4. Turkey : memory, "mountain Turks", and the politics of Turkification
5. Armenians and the "G" word in Turkey
6. Nahuas in El Salvador : negating "pupusas" but eating them too
7. Cultural erosion : fragile Lenca persistence in Morazán, El Salvador
8. Dynamics of shaming and claiming in comparative perspective
9. Conclusion : memory matters in shaming and claiming.

Includes bibliographical references and index p. 217-226

9781138952683 (hardback)


Indians of Mexico--Politics and government.
Armenians--Poiltics and government.--Turkey
Indians of Central America--Politics and government.--El Salvador
Indians of Mexico--Crimes against.
Armenians--Crimes against--Turkey.
Indians of Central America--Crimes against--El Salvador.
Democratization--Social aspects--Mexico.
Democratization--Social aspects--Turkey.
Democratization--Social aspects--El Salvador.

323.1197072 / GEL