To See with Two Eyes: Peasant Activism and Indian Autonomy in Chiapas, Mexico

by Shannan L. Mattiace

Throughout Latin America, native peoples have long been viewed as obstacles to development. In Mexico, beginning in the late 1930s, the government organized indigenous peoples into peasant organizations tied to the official party in an attempt to assimilate them into mestizo society. The unexpected result was the emergence of political consciousness among Indians in Chiapas, Mexico.

Since the 1994 Zapatista uprising, indigenous peasants increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826323154
• ISBN13: 9780826323156
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"