An Interview with Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Spokesperson and Military Commander of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN)

It has been just over 3 years since the signing of the peace agreements at San Andres Larrainzar between the Zapatista National Liberation Army and the Mexican federal government. Since then, the government has consistently failed to convert this agreement into constitutional law. Subcomandante Marc...

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Published in:International affairs (London) 1999-04, Vol.75 (2), p.269-279
Main Authors: De Huerta, Marta Duràn, Higgins, Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreement
Civil society
Communities
Conflict
Criminal justice
Democracy
Government
Insurgency
Mexico
Peace
Political conflict
Political parties
Political power
Political science
Social Movements
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Summary:It has been just over 3 years since the signing of the peace agreements at San Andres Larrainzar between the Zapatista National Liberation Army and the Mexican federal government. Since then, the government has consistently failed to convert this agreement into constitutional law. Subcomandante Marcos talks of the nature of Zapatista politics and the reasons behind the latest peaceful Zapatista offensive, which took the form of a historic referendum on 21 March 1999.
ISSN:0020-5850
1468-2346
DOI:10.1111/1468-2346.00072