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Collapsing States and Re-emerging Nations: The Rise of State Terror, Terrorism and Crime as Politics
Year: 1995
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Description: Draft paper dated August 3, 1995, authored by Rudolph C. Ryser and prepared for the Los Alamos Historical Society symposium "The End of the Second World War and its Aftermath" (University of New Mexico–Los Alamos, August 13–16, 1995). The document analyzes state collapse, nationalism, and the evolution of state and non-state terrorism in the post–World War II era, citing numerous… more
Nation-States, Indigenous Nations, and the Great Lie
Year: 1984
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Description: Analytical essay on nation-state policies toward Indigenous nations in the United States, Canada, Nicaragua, and Chile. Introduces the concept of "the great lie" to describe state strategies of assimilation and control, with attention to legal, political, and educational mechanisms, resource exploitation, and the erosion of Indigenous governance. References Indigenous communities… more
The World Bank's New Indigenous Policy: A Change in International Economic Development Strategies
Year: 1982
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Description: An essay reviewing the World Bank's first comprehensive policy on tribal peoples (1982), with background on the Bank's governance, lending practices, and links to international financial systems. It details the policy's goals, operational procedures, and potential outcomes, and discusses risks of assimilation versus Indigenous leverage in project contexts. Includes a bibliography… more
156 Fourth World Nations Suffered Genocide Since 1945: The Indigenous Uyghurs Case
Year: 2018
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Publisher: Center for World Indigenous Studies
Description: OCRed blog essay from the CWIS 'Fourth World Geopolitics' series discussing cultural genocide against the Uyghurs and broader patterns of state-directed violence against Fourth World nations since 1945. The text references two figures (a map of Uyghuristan/Urumqi and a protest photograph), includes a historical discussion of Lemkin's definition from Axis Rule in Occupied Europe (… more