Introduction to Mexico and the Zapatistas

The documents on this page provide a basic introduction to the Zapatistas, Chiapas and Mexican history, politics and economy.

If you read these documents in the order they are here you'll get some sort of idea of current conditions and struggle in Mexico. A brief history of Mexico The economy Mexican politics The indigenous people Who was Zapata   What is it that is different about the Zapatistas? - long article on the structures used by the Zapatistas and their relevance elsewhere What the EZLN is Fighting For FZLN and the Centers of Resistance Notes on the economy in Chiapas in 1999

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Chiapas Revealed, Issue 1 2001 If you want to read the individual articles on the web they are What is it that is different about the Zapatistas? The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle S26 - Zapatistas take Prague? Fair Trade Organic Coffee from Chiapas Or download it and distribute it as a PDF file

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• An overview of many of the struggles in Mexico
• Women's work, women's struggle in Chiapas, Mexico
• An interview with Marcos detailing a lot of the thoughts and functioning of the EZLN
• The EZLN and Indigenous Autonomous Municipalities
• Interview with Samuel Ruiz on the 1994 rising and the origins of the EZLN
• Civil-military relations in Mexico: the Zapatista revolt and its implications
• Monique J. Lemaitre interviews Dr. Jan de Vos about the San Andres talks and origins of the EZLN
• Globalization and Resistance: The remaking of Mexico

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