![]() ![]() IN 1721, with a feigned innocence that couldn’t conceal his tart sarcasm, Charles-Louis de Secondat asked, “Persians? But how is it possible for someone to be Persian?” It’s been almost three hundred years now since the Baron de Montesquieu wrote his famous Lettres Persanes, and even today we haven’t succeeded in putting together an intelligent answer to this most essential of all questions on the historical agenda of human relationships. Prologue Chiapas, a Name of Pain and Hope Never again will the Zapatistas be alone. ![]() Poem in Two Beats and a Subversive Ending Pablo Neruda, from “The Word,” Fully Empowered You to believe, as I did myself, that there have been formerly,Īnd are now, knights-errant in the world.Īnd took flight through the lips and mouth.įrom dead fathers and from wandering races, And, finally, I must acknowledge Nico and Ana, my son and daughter, who endured many days of household havoc while I was engaged in this project.įriend, for making you a madman, by persuading His profound commitment to the struggle for human rights, his boundless energy and good spirit have sustained me and the project every step along the way. There are no words ample or deep enough to express my gratitude to Greg Ruggiero, my editor at Seven Stories Press, for having involved me in this endeavor. Many of the communiqués of the past years would simply not have been available without these translators’ commitment, and the ability of sleuths like Michele Cheung to locate missing texts and narratives. And our gratitude to Cecilia Rodriguez and la maître, and very especially to Michele Cheung and irlandesa for the translations of the following communiqués: 7, 14, 18, 19, 21, 24, 30, 31, 32, 35, 37, 39, 41, 69–84, 91–95, 99. Thanks as well to Adriana Scopino for her fine-tuning and to Stewart Cauley for designing a beautiful book.Ī heartfelt thank you to the many translators whose names didn’t make the downloads intact. To all my colleagues and friends at the press who pitched in and made working on this an even greater delight, in particular to Jill Schoolman, who spent countless hours, late into the night, assisting me in this process. And to Juan Haro of Azul and Tamara Ford for their commentary.Īt Seven Stories Press, profound thanks to Dan Simon, who understood the importance of publishing these writings. To Michael Eisenmenger and Amy Melnick for many hours of conversation and impressions and solidarity during our long journey into Chiapas. Thanks to Tom Hansen of Mexico Solidarity Committee, thanks for giving us time and invaluable information. To all the photographers, including Yuriria, Antonio Turok, Mat Jacob, and Pedro Valtierra, thank you for the amazing images that appear in this book. ![]() To the mysterious Nixim for her help finding images. To Armando Ponce of Proceso for giving me the gift of special issues of the magazine to further my research, and for giving me shelter while in Mexico. To Lourdes Sanchez, I thank for the many insights into Mayan mythology and customs. To Susana Cato and Lorena Crenier for giving shape and color to the puzzle. To Luis Hernandez Navarro and David Brooks of La Jornada for their invaluable help in piecing together the complicated Mexican political puzzle, and to Carmen Lira for opening the doors for us to that important journal’s talented writers and their photography archives. To Javier Elorriaga and the FZLN for providing a valuable reference point from within the struggle. In Mexico, first and foremost, to the organization of Enlace Civil for the bridges they build between the communities of resistance and civil society, and for the guidance and care they shared with us during our visits to Chiapas. To the dedicated people who translate the Zapatista communiqués so that they may circulate the world through the Internet, we owe a great debt for keeping the issues in Chiapas ever-present and for helping breach the Mexican government’s cordon of silence and denial. THIS BOOK could not have been were it not for the generosity of spirit, talent, and daring of many people, more than could possibly be named in this short page or retained in this faulty memory of mine. ![]()
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