The Chiapas Rebellion : the struggle for land and democracy

The Chiapas Rebellion : the struggle for land and democracy / Neil Harvey.

In 1994 the Zapatista rebellion brought international attention to the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Neil Harvey combines ten years of field work in Chiapas with extensive historical and political research to provide a comprehensive history of conflict in this region and a nuanced analysis of t...

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Main Author: Harvey, Neil, 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina ; London : Duke University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Since 1988
Social movements > Mexico > Chiapas > History.
Peasants > Political activity > Mexico > Chiapas > History.
Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Chiapas > Government relations.
Land reform > Mexico > Chiapas > History.
Representative government and representation > Mexico > History.
Indians of Mexico > Government relations
Land reform
Peasants > Political activity
Politics and government
Representative government and representation
Social movements
Mexico > Politics and government > 1988-2000.
Chiapas (Mexico) > History > Peasant Uprising, 1994-
Mexico
Mexico > Chiapas
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • List of Tables, Maps, and Photos
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary of Acronyms
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Right to Have Rights
  • 2. Colonialism, State Formation, and Resistance
  • 3. Leaders and Base in the Lacandon Forest
  • 4. Mobilization and Repression in Simojovel and Venustiano Carranza
  • 5. National Movements, Local Fationalism
  • 6. From Plan Chiapas to the New Zapatismo
  • 7. Neoliberalism and Rebellion
  • 8. The Zapatista Opening
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Chronology of Peasant Movements in Chiapas
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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