Everlasting Countdowns
Race, Ethnicity and National Censuses in Latin American States| By: | Luis Fernando Angosto Ferrández, Sabine Kradolfer |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781443841498 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781443846462 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Politics, not demographics, is at the core of censuses. This book argues that there is no objective method for counting social identities. Using studies from Latin America, it shows how ethnic and racial categories are defined by states to serve political goals.