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The Formative Years -- The Victory Of Nondefinition -- The Rise Of Corrective Exceptionalism -- Self-representations And Demands Of Indigenous Peoples -- The Right To Self-determined Development. Elsa Stamatopoulou. A Glasshouse Book -- Title Page. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. London Available Via World Wide Web. Elsa Stamatopoulou Is Director Of The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program And Adjunct Professor In The Institute For The Study Of Human Rights, The Department Of Anthropology, And The Center For The Study Of Ethnicity And Race At Columbia University, Usa. Elsa Is Also Former (the First) Chief Of The Secretariat Of The Un Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues (among Other Functions At The Un).