Yielding pivotal new perspectives on the indigenous women of Mexico, Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas presents a diverse collection of voices exploring the human rights and gender issues that gained international attention after the first public appearance of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) in 1994. Drawing from studies on topics ranging from the daily life of Zapatista women to the effect of transnational indigenous women in tipping geopolitical scales, the contributors explore both the personal and global implications of indigenous women's activism. The Zapatista movement and the Women's Revolutionary Law, a charter that came to have tremendous symbolic importance for thousands of indigenous women, created the potential for renegotiating gender roles in Zapatista communities. Drawing on the original research of scholars with long-term field experience in a range of Mayan communities in Chiapas and featuring several key documents written by indigenous women articulating their vision, Dissident Women brings fresh insight to the revolutionary crossroads at which Chiapas stands-and to the worldwide implications of this economic and political microcosm.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-13
9780292714403
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96450808
Product Key Features
Author
R. Aida Hernandez Castillo, Shannon Speed, Lynn M. Stephen
Publication Name
Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
318 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
544g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Lynn M. Stephen, R. Aida Hernandez Castillo, Shannon Speed