Zapatistas: Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global by Alex Khasnabish (Engl

Description: Zapatistas by Alex Khasnabish A critical, comprehensive, and accessible overview of one of the most important rebel groups in history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the early hours of January 1, 1994 a guerrilla army of indigenous Mayan peasants emerged from the highlands and jungle in the far southeast of Mexico and declared "!Ya basta!" - "Enough!" - to 500 years of colonialism, racism, exploitation, oppression, and genocide. As elites in Canada, the United States, and Mexico celebrated the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional, EZLN) declared war against this 500 year old trajectory toward oblivion, one that they said was most recently reincarnated in the form of neoliberal capitalist globalization that NAFTA represented. While the Zapatista uprising would have a profound impact upon the socio-political fabric of Chiapas its effects would be felt far beyond the borders of Mexico.At a moment when state-sponsored socialism had all but vanished from the global political landscape and other familiar elements of the left appeared utterly demoralized and defeated in the face of neoliberal capitalisms global ascendance, the Zapatista uprising would spark an unexpected and powerful new wave of radical socio-political action transnationally. Through an exploration of the Zapatista movements origins, history, structure, aims, political philosophy and practice, and future directions this book provides a critical, comprehensive, and accessible overview of one of the most important rebel groups in recent history. Notes The first book in a new series focusing on rebel groups. Author Biography Alex Khasnabish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His first book, Zapatismo Beyond Borders: New Imaginations of Political Possibility (2008), focuses on the reasons for and consequences of the transnational resonance of Zapatismo and the links between radical political imaginations and global anti-capitalism. Khasnabishs current research is an extension of this project, focusing upon anti-capitalist action, anarchist organizing, imagination, and alternative-building in the north of the Americas. His work has been published in ephemera, AmeriQuests, Anthropologica, Critique of Anthropology, the Globalization and Autonomy Working Paper Series, Journal for the Study of Radicalism, Politics and Culture, and Upping the Anti. Table of Contents * Introduction: Enough!*1. We Are the Product of 500 Years of Resistance: The Origins of Zapatismo*2. Everything for Everyone, Nothing for Ourselves: Zapatismo as Political Philosophy and Political Practice*3. Never Again a Mexico Without Us: The National Impact of Zapatismo*4. A World Made of Many Worlds: The Transnational Impact of Zapatismo* Conclusion: To Open a Crack in History Review Since their appearance fifteen years ago, Mexicos modern day Zapatistas have been a powerful, compelling, inspiring enigma - and a Rorschach test of sorts for scholars, activists, and policy makers alike. After millions of words - more than a few of their own - exploring and explaining the Zapatistas, Alex Khasnabishs smart and accessible book perceptively explicates their origins, deftly outlines their philosophy and practice - not least the move beyond bullets to words and actions, and astutely analyzes their national and transnational impact. Khasnabishs text provides our best lens yet on the twenty-first centurys most intriguing revolutionaries. - Eric Selbin, Professor of Political Science & University Scholar, Southwestern University A remarkable achievement! Alex Khasnabish has written the clearest, most comprehensive account to-date of the origins, innovations, and significance of the Zapatista movement, on local, national, and global scales. This is a must-read for students, scholars, activists, and anyone who believes another world is truly possible. - Jeffrey S. Juris, Arizona State University This book is a unique testament to the political creativity of the Zapatista movement that has inspired activists and scholars since the 1990s. Khasnabish convincingly demonstrates how this creativity is reflected, above all, in the Zapatistas ability to combine and engage various levels of political activity from the local to the transnational. - Thomas Olesen, University of Aarhus, Denmark (author of International Zapatismo: The Construction of Solidarity in the Age of GlobalizationA") Long Description In the early hours of January 1, 1994 a guerrilla army of indigenous Mayan peasants emerged from the highlands and jungle in the far southeast of Mexico and declared " Review Quote Since their appearance fifteen years ago, Mexicos modern day Zapatistas have been a powerful, compelling, inspiring enigma - and a Rorschach test of sorts for scholars, activists, and policy makers alike. After millions of words - more than a few of their own - exploring and explaining the Zapatistas, Alex Khasnabishs smart and accessible book perceptively explicates their origins, deftly outlines their philosophy and practice - not least the move beyond bullets to words and actions, and astutely analyzes their national and transnational impact. Khasnabishs text provides our best lens yet on the twenty-first centurys most intriguing revolutionaries.Eric Selbin, Southwestern UniversityA remarkable achievement! Alex Khasnabish has written the clearest, most comprehensive account to-date of the origins, innovations, and significance of the Zapatista movement, on local, national, and global scales. This is a must-read for students, scholars, activists, and anyone who believes another world is truly possible.Jeffrey S. Juris, Arizona State UniversityThis book is a unique testament to the political creativity of the Zapatista movement that has inspired activists and scholars since the 1990s. Khasnabish convincingly demonstrates how this creativity is reflected, above all, in the Zapatistas ability to combine and engage various levels of political activity from the local to the transnational.Thomas Olesen, author of International ZapatismoThis book compels us to acknowledge not only that the ongoing neoliberal destruction of human communities and the life of the planet itself affects us all, but that it is up to all of us to oppose it and create alternatives to it. In addition to delivering this absolutely crucial message, Khasnabish does so in a style that is critical and analytic, but far from merely academic. It is old-time movement-based theory at its best.Richard Day, Queens University Description for Bookstore As elites in North America celebrated the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation declared war against 500 years of colonialism, racism, exploitation, oppression and genocide. The effects of the uprising were profound, and felt far beyond the borders of Mexico, sparking a powerful new wave of transnational socio-political action. Details ISBN1848132085 Author Alex Khasnabish Series Rebels Year 2010 ISBN-10 1848132085 ISBN-13 9781848132085 Format Paperback Imprint Zed Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 322.420972 Media Book Pages 232 Short Title ZAPATISTAS Language English Subtitle Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global Publication Date 2010-02-11 Birth 1976 UK Release Date 2010-02-11 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC NZ Release Date 2010-02-11 AU Release Date 2010-02-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:27259608;

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