Zapatistas: Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global

by Alex Khasnabish and Doctor Alex Khasnabish

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848132085
• ISBN13: 9781848132085
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"