Bibliography

In a search for existing information about the Zapatistas on the Internet we discovered that our proposed site would provide an overall link based on the most contemporary information in a general format.  This is something we did not find, as most of the sites provided useful information, but on a specific or very selective aspect of the movement.  We hope to gather information on the most predominant aspects of the movements and combine them to provide an overview site.   Our site will help those people like us out there who would like to investigate the movement but need a good place to start.  We can create this “good place to start” using the most contemporary information from other sources. Although we can’t cover all aspects of this issue, we can combine information into a very informative site that doesn’t dive into just one avenue of the Zapatista movement. 

Katzenberger, Elaine.  First World, Ha, Ha, Ha!  The Zapatista Challenge.  San 
     Francisco: City Lights, 1995.

• This book contains a collection of essays by writers from Mexico and the United States.  It provides background and context for the Zapatista Movement and explores the impact the movement has had.  Topics that the essays cover include living conditions, human rights, religion, expansions, revolutionary women’s law, and land issues.

• This book explores the roots of the Zapatista movement.  It breaks down the movement into the multiple social and economic factors that brought about rebellion, as well as how they are affected today.  The impact of the movement and were it is going in the future is addressed in the end.  Statistical data on graphs and charts is utilized well by the author.

Jones, Christopher.    “Chiapas Well-Connected Rebels.” Wired News. 1999. 5 Oct 
     2000 <http://www.wired.com/sews/news/story/17633.html>

• This site provides a short news article highlighting the use of Internet and short-wave radio technology in the contemporary Zapatista resistance.  Connecting daily with foreign countries to gather information and use it to their advantage, the Zapatistas are utilizing a technological frontier that has become a major help.  This article would lend information on contemporary strategies.

“Zapatista Women” 2000 ZapNet. 4 Oct. 2000 
     <http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~geneve/Zapwomen/enter.html>. 

• These sites provide a summary of the Zapatista women’s influence on women worldwide.  It also provides many links to other Zapatista-related and women-related sites.  This site accesses great lists of links, as well as an area for discussion of these issues.  Also provides access to official Documents of the New Mexican Revolution (Declaration of War and Revolutionary Laws).  Many other articles can be accessed through the University of Texas. Also available:  “A Brief History of the Zapatistas” 

“Worldwide Zapatista Network”  2000. 4 Oct. 2000 <http://www.zapatistas.org/>. 

• This site has information on the Zapatista and an index of thirty other links to Zapatista information.  This is a great link to other sites and a good place to start looking for research on specific aspects of the movement.

 Womack Jr., John. Rebellion in Chiapas.  New York: The New Press, 1999.

• John Womack Jr., a history professor at the Harvard University, attempts to explain the Zapatista rebellion since 1994 in Chiapas.  The first half of Rebellion in Chiapas is a summary of the history leading up to the present and the second half includes a compilation of related documents and articles. 

Fuentes, Carlos.  A New Time for Mexico.  New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 
     Inc., 1996.

•  Carlos Fuentes writes novels, essays, screenplays, and political commentaries.  He served as Mexico’s ambassador to France in the 1970s and has written several novels such as Terra Nostra, The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo, and Christopher Unborn.  In A New Time for Mexico, Fuentes studies the events in Mexico’s history that evolve into the current situation. 

Paulson, Justin.  Ya Basta. Mar. 2000. 5 Oct. 2000 <http://www.ezln.org/>.

•  This web site is designed to provide information about the Zapatista uprising. It was created by Justin Paulson and is not an official publication of the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional, though it was created with the EZLN's permission. It was created 1994 and since that time has been featured in several national and international newspapers and magazines, including La Jornada and Reforma in Mexico and Time in the US, among others. Ya Basta provides access to a number of articles, publications, government documents, petitions, etc. that deal with the Zapatista uprising, which is centered in Chiapas. The site includes links to the latest information and even recently published articles. The site offers readings in both Spanish and English and has served people in Mexico and around the world. It seeks to provide accurate information about the Zapatistas. The site is a valuable information bank with links to many, many important readings about the Indigenous problems in Chiapas. It allows access to a wealth of information through its many links and offers suggestions to those looking to help the struggle. Though "Ya Basta" is not an official web site of the EZLN, it is a valuable link to articles related to the problems in Chiapas. It would be a great tool for someone looking to educate himself/herself about the Zapatista uprising.

Cleaver, Harry. Chiapas95. 29 Mar. 2000. 5 Oct. 2000 <www.chiapas95.org/>

• Chiapas 95 is a list for redistribution of information about the developments in Chiapas, participation in cyberspace discussions and in the work of Accion Zapatistas.  The lists were originally started and maintained in December 1994 by Accion Zapatista de Austin but because of the time commitment, the group abandoned the operation.  However, a group formed and re-organized the lists to make them more available through cyberspace.  The site offers a wealth of information and resources for those seeking to learn more about the situation.  It provides links to interviews, documents, new stories, discussions, reports, and analyses, etc. 

Wehling, Jason. Zapatismo: "What the EZLN is Fighting For."  http://flag.blackened.net/revolt;t/mexico/comment/why.html,  10/5/00.

Peraire, Ondina. "Five Years with the EZLN." http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/mexico/reports/five_years.html 10/5/00.

Gossen, Gary. Maya Zapatistas Move to the Ancient Future.  American Anthropologist Vol 98 No. 3 1996.

Flinchum, Robin. The Women of Chiapas. Progressive Vol 62 No.3 2000.