Zapatista Army of National Liberation

The uprising of the Zapatistas has brought global attention to the social inequalities within Mexico. Barry states, "The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) let it be known that the plight of the peasantry could not be ignored… Don 't forget us, the rebels were saying, you depend on us for your political and economic stability” (Barry 1995, 3). A form of revolution: tierra o muerte, a more aggressive violent confrontation against neoliberal reforms, which means land or death. The agrarian reforms have pushed, "many rural villages… into ghost towns as entire families choose economic exile in the United States or look for a new life along city streets" (Barry 1995, 6). The alternative of migrating for many families was to join forces with…

Throughout the 20th century, the great clash of ideologies occurred, being known as democracy versus communism. More specifically, many ideologies that had emerged from this era revolve around the idea of socialism. Ideologies such as Marxism-Leninism in Russia or Maoism in China crop up and create new foes of democracy. Many of these socialist ideologies hold their appeal to groups in the Global south due to their high levels of poverty. Many of these people are stricken economically and find…

On January 1, 1994 the Zapatista uprising took place in Chiapas, Mexico. The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) had been organizing long before 1994, but the New Year’s Day uprising is very significant to their beginnings as it propelled them onto a national and international spotlight. Rooted in their cause was anti-neoliberalism as it related to the indigenous struggle. The date of the revolution was not random, but chosen because it was the day that the North American Free Trade…

comparison between ISIS and the Zapatista movement can be helpful in illustrating the role of technology that has played a part in the ISIS movement, that really was not evident in the Zapatista movement. Considering the Zapitista uprising took place in the 1990s (Klein, 2015), the access to mobile technologies was hugely limited, but in some ways methods were similar. The Zapatista movement sought to target people that they believed would be interested in fighting for the cause, with people in…

While the agreement appeared promising, it was all but the opposite. The agreement led to Mexican land owners to be stripped of their land or have their land be repurposed to harvest certain crops. The people of Mexico formed rebellions in order to fight off this agreement. On January 1st 1994, a primarily indigenous rebel group, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, or EZLN, declared war on the Mexican government. The EZLN discussed demands amongst their people and the Mexican government,…

understand how ethnic identities are formed (Yashar 28, 1998). To understand the debates surrounding the indigenous component of the EZLN, one must have an understanding the debates in the field over the concepts of where the ethnic identity comes from as it is vital to an ethnic mobilization. It is also useful to have understanding of these concepts to infer which elements of the different theories are best applied to the EZLN, if any. The indigenous rights phase and parts of the Other campaign…

Armando Navarro’s path to social service, as told by him, began with serving in the US Army for 8 years beginning in 1960. Navarro aspired to become an officer in the military and by 1967 when he was to be promoted to Captain, he quit after becoming aware of the contradictions of our foreign policy and his disapproval with the war on Vietnam. Navarro enrolled in college and continued his education until 1974 when he earned his Political Science doctorate degree at University of California,…

Its economic growth has been exceptionally fast with expeditious rates of gross domestic product growth . Alongside its economy, it is conjointly a major political and military force. China’s expanding military power and security had been fuelled by acquisition of advanced foreign weapons, continued high rates of investment in its domestic defence and technology industries, and armed forces reforms. The People’s Liberation Army of China has transformed from a mass army to one that is capable of…

China 's Military History and Culture Introduction The history of China was shaped by armed conflicts and wars. Especially, China’s military history can be dated back to 2200 BC and divided into the following periods that are before 1911, the period of the Republic of China and the People 's Liberation Army (PLA) (Graff & Higham, 2012). Noteworthy, most of the imperial dynasties in China were established from successful battles. However, the great peasant rebellion and the collapse of the…

to settle and stand up for both the Chinese position and the socialist regime. This expressed the ideas of observing international events, standing strong and independently, approaching conflicts with confidence, keeping a low profile, never taking the leading role, and lastly, acting. This guideline is known as the policy of the four bu and the two chao. These included that you do not replace Soviet Union by raising the socialism’s flag, do not become the leader of the Third World, do not get…