Zapatistas Contributor(s): Khasnabish, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848132085 ISBN-13: 9781848132085 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $22.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Revolutionary - History | Latin America - Mexico - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
Dewey: 972.750 |
Series: Rebels |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Mexican |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the early hours of January 1, 1994 a guerrilla army of indigenous Mayan peasants emerged from the highlands and jungle in the far southeast of Mexico and declared Ya basta - Enough - to 500 years of colonialism, racism, exploitation, oppression, and genocide. As elites in Canada, the United States, and Mexico celebrated the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ej rcito Zapatista de Liberaci n Nacional, EZLN) declared war against this 500 year old trajectory toward oblivion, one that they said was most recently reincarnated in the form of neoliberal capitalist globalization that NAFTA represented. While the Zapatista uprising would have a profound impact upon the socio-political fabric of Chiapas its effects would be felt far beyond the borders of Mexico. At a moment when state-sponsored socialism had all but vanished from the global political landscape and other familiar elements of the left appeared utterly demoralized and defeated in the face of neoliberal capitalism's global ascendance, the Zapatista uprising would spark an unexpected and powerful new wave of radical socio-political action transnationally. Through an exploration of the Zapatista movement's origins, history, structure, aims, political philosophy and practice, and future directions this book provides a critical, comprehensive, and accessible overview of one of the most important rebel groups in recent history. |