Since the Cold War, a new indigenous politics emerged even as neoliberalism thrived. Bauers exploration of this paradox offers a thoughtful, instructive review of this phenomenon as she explains how land policy implementation works in Chile. * CHOICE * Bauer puts readers on the ground in the city of Temuco. There, she situates the struggle for land rights within two contemporary contexts. One is the hemispheric indigenous struggle for political rights, often, though not exclusively, articulated through land claims. The other is the history of Chile in the post-Pinochet era. * CHOICE * Kelly Bauers nuanced analysis in Negotiating Autonomy illustrates the gap between discourse and practice in Chiles Indigenous land policy. Attentive to the contradictions in how seemingly technocratic processes play out, she sheds light on behind-the-scenes practices and negotiations, showing how these sometimes work to the benefit of Mapuche communities, but more often serve to extend the reach of neoliberal logic and governance. The book is a compelling contribution to the intersecting literatures on Indigenous politics, comparative politics, and social policy. -- Patricia Richards, University of Georgia
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