| Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas Contributor(s): Speed, Shannon (Editor), Hernández Castillo, R. Aída (Editor), Stephen, Lynn M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0292714408 ISBN-13: 9780292714403 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Yielding pivotal new perspectives on the indigenous women of Mexico, Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas presents a diverse collection of voices exploring the human rights and gender issues that gained international attention after the first public appearance of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) in 1994. Drawing from studies on topics ranging from the daily life of Zapatista women to the effect of transnational indigenous women in tipping geopolitical scales, the contributors explore both the personal and global implications of indigenous women's activism. The Zapatista movement and the Women's Revolutionary Law, a charter that came to have tremendous symbolic importance for thousands of indigenous women, created the potential for renegotiating gender roles in Zapatista communities. Drawing on the original research of scholars with long-term field experience in a range of Mayan communities in Chiapas and featuring several key documents written by indigenous women articulating their vision, Dissident Women brings fresh insight to the revolutionary crossroads at which Chiapas stands-- and to the worldwide implications of this economic and political microcosm. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2006003689 |
| Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.94" W x 9.04" (0.97 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yielding pivotal new perspectives on the indigenous women of Mexico, Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas presents a diverse collection of voices exploring the human rights and gender issues that gained international attention after the first public appearance of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) in 1994.Drawing from studies on topics ranging from the daily life of Zapatista women to the effect of transnational indigenous women in tipping geopolitical scales, the contributors explore both the personal and global implications of indigenous women's activism. The Zapatista movement and the Women's Revolutionary Law, a charter that came to have tremendous symbolic importance for thousands of indigenous women, created the potential for renegotiating gender roles in Zapatista communities. Drawing on the original research of scholars with long-term field experience in a range of Mayan communities in Chiapas and featuring several key documents written by indigenous women articulating their vision, Dissident Women brings fresh insight to the revolutionary crossroads at which Chiapas stands--and to the worldwide implications of this economic and political microcosm. |
Contributor Bio(s): Speed, Shannon: - Shannon Speed is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin.Stephen, Lynn M.: - Lynn M. Stephen is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. |
