A Reply to Andersen

Authors

  • José Lucero University of Washington

Keywords:

Martin Edwin Andersen, People of the Earth, indigenous people,

Abstract

Reading Martin Edwin Andersen’s vexed response in late December, it is clear that I should not be expecting any holiday cards from the Andersen household. Yet, before this exchange generates even more heat than light, I want to be clear that I have absolutely no personal ill will toward Andersen, nor am I interested in “ad hominem attacks.” Indeed, I barely know Andersen; our paths have crossed only briefly. Moreover, I congratulate him on his professional achievements. I would, however, remind Andersen that my review was about his book, not his biography, not his work in Washington DC, and certainly not his 5,000 blog items. Taking Peoples of the Earth (POTE hereafter) seriously as an academic work, I examined its methods, evidence, and argument in order to assess what the book contributes to the empirical and theoretical understanding of indigenous politics in Latin America.

Author Biography

José Lucero, University of Washington

José Antonio Lucero es profesor asociado de estudios internacionales y estudios latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Washington (Seattle). Se doctoró en ciencias políticas en Princeton University (2002) y es especialista en movimientos sociales, sociedad civil y la política de la identidad en Ecuador, Bolivia y Perú. Su libro Struggles of Voice: The Politics of Indigenous Representation in the Andes fue publicado por University of Pittsburgh Press en 2008.

Published

2011-01-01

How to Cite

Lucero, J. (2011). A Reply to Andersen. A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 8(2), 275–281. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/428