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

Published Durham : Duke University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents 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 Factionalism 6. From Plan Chiapas to the New Zapatismo 7. Neoliberalism and Rebellion 8. The Zapatista Opening App. A. Chronology of Peasant Movements in Chiapas Summary 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 this rural uprising against federal bureaucracy and landed elites.Beginning with an exploration of the history of ethnic and class conflict in Chiapas since the Conquest, Harvey moves specifically to trace the development of peasant and indigenous organizations in Chiapas since the early 1970s. He compares the struggles for agrarian rights of three grassroots movements facing hostility from both local elites and federal bureaucrats. His examination of the complexities of political change in Chiapas includes the impact of neoliberal economic policies, the origins of the Zapatista army of National Liberation (EZLN), and the political impact of the rebellion itself. Engaging with current theoretical debates on the role and significance of social movements in Mexico and Latin America, Harvey focuses on the primacy of political struggle and on the importance of these movements in the construction and meaning of citizenship. While suggesting that the Zapatista revolution has heightened awareness among the people of Chiapas of such democratic issues as ethnicity, gender, and land distribution, he concludes with an analysis of the obstacles to peace in the region today.This unprecedented study of the Zapatista rebellion will provoke discussion among students and scholars of contemporary Mexico, political science, Latin American studies, history, sociology, and anthropology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-286) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject 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 Farmers -- Political activity -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- History Indians -- Government relations -- Mexico -- Chiapas HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico Indians -- Government relations Farmers -- Political activity Indians of Mexico -- Government relations Land reform Peasants -- Political activity Politics and government Representative government and representation Social movements Opstanden. Boerenbewegingen. Chiapas (Mexique) -- 1994- ... (Révolte paysanne) Réforme agraire -- Mexique. SUBJECT Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1988-2000. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005891 Chiapas (Mexico) -- History -- Peasant Uprising, 1994- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94005637 Subject Mexico Mexico -- Chiapas Chiapas -- Aufstand (1994) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822398301 0822398303

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