This bridge called Zapatismo : building alternative political cultures in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and beyond / Kara Zugman Dellacioppa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dellacioppa, Kara Zugman, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919.

Transnationalism.

Mexican Americans--Politics and government.

City and town life.

Political culture.

Mexican Americans.

Politics and government.

Mexico City (Mexico)--Politics and government.

Political culture--Mexico--Mexico City.

City and town life--Mexico--Mexico City.

Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919--Influence.

Mexican Americans--California--Los Angeles--Politics and government.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government.

Political culture--California--Los Angeles.

City and town life--California--Los Angeles.

Mexican Americans--Politics and government--Case studies.

Transnationalism--Political aspects--Case studies.

California--Los Angeles.

Mexico--Mexico City.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 207 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2009]

Summary:

This the first book that analyzes the impact of the EZLN on urban immigrant social movements in the United States. It provides a rare in-depth case study of a politics of 'globalization from below' that has been rare in social movement literature.

Contents:

The topography of urban Zapatismo in Mexico City

The Zapatista national liberation front and urban Zapatismo

The appropriation of indigenous political thought in Zapatismo

This bridge called Zapatismo : transcultural and transnational activist networks in Los Angeles

Transnational Zapatismo from Los Angeles to Florida, New York City, and the U.S. social forum

Zapatismo in a transnational context : new political identities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739128497

0739128493

9780739140420

0739140426

OCLC:

320351051