Re: AUT: Zapatista book

[Patrick Gun_Cuninghame <P.Gun-Cuninghame@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does a Spanish edition exist? From where can it be bought?

> Date:          Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:47:36 -0500
> From:          John Holloway <104164.2012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:       AUT: Zapatista book
> To:            Aut-op-sy <aut-op-sy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> New from Pluto Press:
>
> ZAPATISTA!
> Reinventing Revolution In Mexico
> Edited by John Holloway and Elo=EDna Pel=E1ez
>
> The Zapatista uprising in Mexico has challenged the ideas and practices =
of
> the left unlike any other previous political movement.  Uniquely, the
> Zapatista leaders used the Internet to announce their programme, rather
> than leaving it to the whims of the international media.
> Far from being just another peasant rebellion, their actions have
> crystallised many of the principal themes of international left debate o=
ver
> the last quarter century and have inspired political thought and activit=
y
> worldwide.
> This groundbreaking book examines the global and domestic significance o=
f
> the Zapatistas, and the Chiapas region itself, featuring original
> contributions from British, American and Mexican writers.
> The contributors assess the impact of the Zapatistas on political though=
t
> and examine the formation of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
> (EZLN).  They also look at wider issues, such as the role of women in th=
e
> movement, the use of electronic media by revolutionary groups, Mexico's
> economic and political place in the modern world, and the significant
> contribution that the EZLN's spokesman - Subcomandante Marcos - has made=
 to
> revolutionary literature.
> This fascinating book skilfully demonstrates how the Zapatistas'
> non-violent armed struggle against power has raised new questions about =
the
> meaning of revolution and political action.
>
> Contents:
> 1. Introduction: Reinventing Revolution - John Holloway & Elo=EDna Pel=E1=
ez
> 2. History and Symbolism in the Zapatista Movement - Enrique Rajchenberg=
 &
> Catherine H=E9au-Lambert
> 3. Chiapas and the Global Restructuring of Capital - Ana Esther Cece=F1a=
 &
> Andr=E9s Barreda
> 4.  Zapatista Indigenous Women - M=E1rgara Mill=E1n
> 5. The Zapatistas and the Electronic Fabric Of Struggle - Harry Cleaver
> 6. Breaking the Blockade: the Move from Jungle to City - Patricia King &
> Francisco Javier Villanueva
> 7. Zapatismo: Recomposition of Labour, Radical Democracy & Revolutionary
> Project - Luis Lorenzano
> 8. Dignity's Revolt - John Holloway
>
> Dr John Holloway is professor in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y
> Humanidades of the Universidad Aut=F3noma de Puebla and lectures at the
> University of Edinburgh.
> Dr Elo=EDna Pel=E1ez is an independent researcher who has worked in the
> University of Edinburgh and the Universidad Nacional Aut=F3noma de M=E9x=
ico.
>
> Published by Pluto Press * August 1998 * 224pp * 215x135mm
> Pb * pounds 13.99 * american dollars 19.95 * 0 7453 1177 6
> Hb * pounds 40.00 * american dollars 54.95 * 07453 1178 4
>
> To order your copy of ZAPATISTA! contact Marston Book Services on (+44)
> 01235 465 500
> For details of stockists and distributors worldwide, visit the Pluto Pre=
ss
> WebSite: www.leevalley.co.uk/plutopress
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