Basta! : Land and the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas - Softcover

Collier, George A.

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9780935028799: Basta! : Land and the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas

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ISBN 10: 093502879X ISBN 13: 9780935028799

Publisher: Food First, 1999

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A study by Stanford professor Collier and freelance journalist Quaratiello delves into the conditions that led to the Zapatista rebellion in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Collier's perspective is based on more than 30 years of research involvement, during which Collier studied agriculture among the peasants of Chiapas' highlands. Together with Quaratiello, he explores the "forces--domestic and international"--that resulted in the ultimately volatile situation that erupted in January 1994. The densely written treatise gives an in-depth, overall history of Chiapas, from religious and ethnic influences to the political and economic conditions that have impacted the area the most. The work illuminates a difficult situation, providing a scholarly but readable resource for social issues collections. Alice Joyce

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“George Collier’s inquiry into the roots of the Zapatista rebellion lucidly reveals their depth and intricacy. But it goes well beyond these fascinating and inspiring developments in rural Mexico, illuminating fundamental and I think ominous tendencies in the socioeconomic order. It is a penetrating and thoughtful study, with far-reaching implications.”
―Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Basta! documents and analyzes the results of decades of changing land patterns, the ransacking of the Lacand�n jungle, and the governments’ desperate programs to maintain its political hold.”
―Saul Landau, The Progressive

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