description: Today's Zapatista revolution in Mexico is lead by the fair-skinned, urban, university educated poet-warrior-spokesman, Subcomandante Marcos. Marcos has created a unique fusion between 'the two Mexicos': the one white/mestizo and western, the other traditional. For the first time, a bridge has been built between both sides, a bridge so powerful that it now seems possible for the indigenous people to achieve rights for indigenous people and democracy, justice and liberty for all. This book is the first collection of Marcos' writings to appear in book form. In it he sets out the social and political situation in Mexico, his most philosophical and literary writings and his legendary tales and fables from the deeper forces that shape the Zapatistas' project.
language: English
title: Our Word Is Our Weapon
titlecomplete: Our Word Is Our Weapon
genres: Activism, Essays, Social Justice, History, Politics, Philosophy, Spanish Literature, Theory, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 699
publisher: Serpents Tail