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To see with two eyes : peasant activism & Indian autonomy in Chiapas, Mexico / Shannan L. Mattiace.
Van Pelt Library F1219.1.C45 M376 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mattiace, Shannan L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Chiapas--Government relations.
- Indians of Mexico.
- Mayas.
- Politics and government.
- Mexico--Chiapas.
- Mayas--Mexico--Chiapas--Government relations.
- Chiapas (Mexico)--History--Peasant Uprising, 1994-.
- Chiapas (Mexico).
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Chiapas--Politics and government.
- Mayas--Mexico--Chiapas--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 204 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- In this book, based on fieldwork in eastern Chiapas with the Tojolabal-Maya people, Mattiace shows the struggle for autonomy is integrally related to peasant politics and everyday struggles for survival.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Politics of Culture 10
- Chapter 2 "Somos Campesinos": Land and Agrarian Politics 30
- Vignette 1 No More Fear 49
- Chapter 3 State, Nation, and the "Indian Question" 55
- Vignette 2 After January 1, 1994: Indigenismo 83
- Chapter 4 Tierra, libertad, y autonomia: Indian Autonomy and the EZLN Uprising 87
- Vignette 3 The Voice of the Southern Border: XEVFS 112
- Chapter 5 The Dialogue of San Andres and Mexico's Transition to Democracy 117
- Vignette 4 Women's Rights and Indian Law 134
- Conclusion: Ethnic Autonomy Regimes in Latin America 140.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826323154
- OCLC:
- 51944364
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