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The Contemporary State

in Turf Wars: Territory and Citizenship in the Contemporary State

This chapter considers the fact that the claims that were made in Alsacia and Cerro Teta were both about land or resources and the modern state or governance. These were claims towards a complete ... More

This chapter considers the fact that the claims that were made in Alsacia and Cerro Teta were both about land or resources and the modern state or governance. These were claims towards a complete citizenship gained through participation and territory and were valid subjects of the state that come with the right to an opinion in state actions, policies, and practices. This chapter also looks at the dynamics of these two claims and the modern forms of governing. It asks the ways how self-governance and autonomy that were acquired through claims to ethnic territories have come to be viewed as a means to get a complete citizenship.Less

Autonomy

in Turf Wars: Territory and Citizenship in the Contemporary State

This chapter shows how areas in Colombia that have no understanding of recognition of rights in property use extensive land and resource claims as their basis for self-governance and autonomy. It ... More

This chapter shows how areas in Colombia that have no understanding of recognition of rights in property use extensive land and resource claims as their basis for self-governance and autonomy. It starts with a discussion of the issue of the Salvajina Dam, which flooded specific indigenous areas, causing a local protest. From there the discussion turns to the changes in coffee, gold, and local administration that occurred as a result of the Salvajina Dam. These changes led to a widespread migration to other areas in the country in an effort to look for new jobs. The chapter also shows how the social rights of the peasants came to fruition and how property became constituted as ethnic territories.Less

Ancestral Lands

in Turf Wars: Territory and Citizenship in the Contemporary State

This chapter shows how everyday life affects the various claims to the ethnic territories in Buenos Aires. It follows a path from the Cauca River valley to the more remote areas in the west. It first ... More

This chapter shows how everyday life affects the various claims to the ethnic territories in Buenos Aires. It follows a path from the Cauca River valley to the more remote areas in the west. It first describes the Afro-Andes and then the Cerro Teta, the hill involved in the mining conflicts previously discussed in Chapter 2. The next section looks at the lush agricultural lands in Buenos Aires and the family lands. The chapter concludes with a section on ancestral lands and its connection to the state.Less

Epilogue

Jerzy Borzęcki

in The Soviet-Polish Peace of 1921 and the Creation of Interwar Europe

This epilogue presents some final thoughts about the Soviet–Polish peace treaty, which marked the end of a two-year military and diplomatic conflict, with each side getting what it wanted. The Poles ... More

This epilogue presents some final thoughts about the Soviet–Polish peace treaty, which marked the end of a two-year military and diplomatic conflict, with each side getting what it wanted. The Poles obtained what they viewed as Polish ethnic territory in the Borderlands, together with a strategic defensive line. The Soviets secured their power over most of the Ukrainian and Belarusian ethnic territories, which were to be held on their own terms in the absence of any further pressure from Polish federalism.Less