Zapata Lives! - Histories & Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico

List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Acronyms and Abbreviations xiv Preface xxv PART I. THE POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS OF ZAPATISMO Introduction: The ``Fields'' of Anthropology, Human Rights, and Contemporary Zapatismo 3(30) Government Construction and Reappropriation of Emiliano Zapata 33(50) Ethnic and Racial Categories in Mexican History 83(8) PART II. ZAPATISMO IN EASTERN CHIAPAS The Historical Roots of Indigenous Struggle in Chiapas 91(12) The New Zapatismo in the Lacandon Jungle 103(44) Zapata Vive! Lacandon Zapatismo and Its Translation to Larger Mexico 147(29) Conversations with Zapatistas: The Revolutionary Law of Women and Military Occupation 176(43) PART III. NEW AND OLD ZAPATISMO IN OAXACA The Historical Roots of Land Conflict and Organizing in Oaxaca 219(21) The Story of Santa Maria del Tule: Zapata, Cardenas, and ``Good Guy'' Officials 240(27) The Formation of the Ejido of Union Zapata 267(20) Contradictions of Zapatismo in Rural Oaxaca 287(29) Conclusion: Reclaiming the Mexican Nation for the Poor and the Indigenous South 316(29) Notes 345(10) References 355(24) Index 379