Conflict in Chiapas: Understanding the Modern Mayan World

by Worth H. Weller

Book Overview

Mexico's southernmost state, Chiapas, is a land of towering myths and extravagant beauty. Home to the largest concentration of indigenous people in the Americas, its history is marked by brutal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966823117
• ISBN13: 9780966823110
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: DeWitt Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Informative reading for students of Mexican history/politics

Conflict In Chiapas: Understanding The Modern Mayan World is a description and analysis of the conflict between the Mexican government and the Zapatista rebels. Author Worth Weller reveals what is at the heart of the violence in Chiapas; who the Zapatistas are and what their mission is; how their rebellion affects the lives of the women of Chiapas; why political differences in Mexico are still settled with bloodshed; what the role the U.S. government has in this violent struggle; nonviolent solutions to this conflict and who should implement them; and similarities existent among the issues faced by the Maya of southern Mexico and the indigenous people within the United States. Conflict in Chiapas is highly recommended, informative reading for students of Mexican history and culture, Native American studies, and America's role and participation in Mexico's on-going internal conflict.