Mayan Lives, Mayan Utopias The Indigenous Peoples of Chiapas and the Zapatista Rebellion

by Rus, Jan; Hernández Castillo, Rosalva Aída; Mattiace, Shannan L.; Alejos García, José; Aubry, Andrés; Cal y Mayor, Araceli Burguete; Collier, George A.; Eber, Christine; Esteva, Gustavo; Hernández Castillo, Rosalva Aída; Leyva Solano, Xóchitl; Mattiace, S

• ISBN13: 9780742511484
• ISBN10: 0742511480
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-03
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The Maya Indian peoples of Chiapas had been mobilizing politically for years before the Zapatista rebellion that brought them to international attention. This authoritative volume explores the different ways that Indians across Chiapas have carved out autonomous cultural and political spaces in their diverse communities and regions. Offering a consistent and cohesive vision of the complex evolution of a region and its many cultures and histories, this work is a fundamental source for understanding key issues in nation building. In a unique collaboration, the book brings together recognized authorities who have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with social and political activism. Their combined perspectives, many previously unavailable in English, make this volume the most authoritative, richly detailed, and authentic work available on the people behind the Zapatista movement.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Mayan Lives: Continuity and Change	p. 27
A Generation of Crisis in the Central Highlands of Chiapas: The Cases of Chamula and Zinacantan, 1974-2000	p. 33
Between Civil Disobedience and Silent Rejection: Differing Responses by Mam Peasants to the Zapatista Rebellion	p. 63
The Ch'ols Reclaim Palenque, or the War of Eternal Return	p. 85
Mayan Lives: Making New Societies	p. 103
Regional Renegotiations of Space: Tojolabal Ethnic Identity in Las Margaritas, Chiapas	p. 109
Buscando una nueva vida: Liberation through Autonomy in San Pedro Chenalho, 1970-1998	p. 135
Regional, Communal, and Organizational Transformations in Las Canadas	p. 161
Mayan Utopias: Rethinking the State	p. 185
The de Facto Autonomous Process: New Jurisdictions and Parallel Governments in Rebellion	p. 191
Autonomy in the San Andres Accords: Expression and Fulfillment of a New Federal Pact	p. 219
The Meaning and Scope of the Struggle for Autonomy	p. 243
Works Cited	p. 271
Index	p. 291
About the Contributors	p. 305
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