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Basta! : land and the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas / George A. Collier ; with Elizabeth Lowery Quaratiello ; foreword by Peter Rosset.
Lippincott Library HD1531.M6 C65 1999
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LIBRA HD1531.M6 C65 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collier, George A. (George Allen), 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peasants--Mexico--Chiapas.
- Peasants.
- Land reform--Mexico--Chiapas.
- Land reform.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Mexico--Chiapas.
- Agriculture.
- Rural development.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Chiapas (Mexico)--Rural conditions.
- Chiapas (Mexico).
- Chiapas (Mexico)--Economic conditions.
- Rural development--Mexico--Chiapas.
- Mexico--Chiapas.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Other Title:
- Land & the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, Calif. : Food First Books ; Chicago : Distributed by LPC Group, [1999]
- Summary:
- Basta! is an investigation of the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, and the social tensions, land struggles, ethnic conflict, and cruel government that created the rebellion. With a new afterword by the author about Chiapas today and its successes and failures.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Chiapas and Mexico 15
- The Legacy of Conquest 18
- Export Enclaves and National Consolidation 23
- Mexico's Revolution 28
- Agrarian Reform 31
- Chapter 2 Eastern Chiapas: Land 37
- Colonizing Eastern Chiapas 37
- Agrarian Reform and Conflict 45
- Chapter 3 Eastern Chiapas: The Building of Social Movements 53
- Protestant Evangelization 55
- Catholic Responses 61
- Peasant Organizations 66
- Challenges to the Government 70
- Disillusionment and Disagreement 78
- The Growth of the Guerrilla Movement 83
- Chapter 4 Oil and the Crisis in Mexican Agriculture 91
- Crisis in Agriculture 93
- Energy Development in Chiapas 96
- Restructuring Peasant Agriculture 101
- Chapter 5 The Toll of Restructuring on Lives and Communities 107
- Land and the Changing Economy 110
- Gender and Generation Gaps 113
- The Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor 116
- Leaders Who No Longer Need Followers 119
- Chapter 6 Exclusion: The New Politics 125
- "New Law," "New Politics" 126
- Control of Money 130
- Tradition Versus Literacy and Law 135
- Divided Solidarity 139
- Chapter 7 Transitions and Prospects 147
- Prospects 149
- Epilogue: The New Indigenous Movement 155
- The New Zapatismo 157
- The Double-Edged Sword of Neoliberalism 163
- Militarization and Containment 166
- Circumventing Containment Through Global Networking 170
- Co-optation or Constructive Change? 172.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 093502879X
- OCLC:
- 42683245
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