Publisher's Synopsis
The year 2004 marks the tenth anniversary of the first uprising of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, EZLN, in Chiapas, Mexico. Camillo Perez Bustillo reflects on the profoundly important issues that the experience of this movement raises--both its extraordinary success in attracting international attention and support, and its lack of political progress within Mexico itself. These issues include: The Zapatistas' impact in triggering the emergence of a domestic peace movement and civil rights movement; the Zapatistas efforts to question Mexico's insertion into the processes of neoliberal globalization through the North American Free Trade Agreement; and the links that grew up between this revolt and the global process, represented by the World Social Forum at Porto Alegre. Including the famous march on Mexico City in 2001 and its consequences today, this book is both a contribution to modern Mexican history and a reflection on the wider consequences for social struggles in other parts of the world.
