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Informationen zum Autor Nick Henck Klappentext "In this encyclopedic biography, Nick Henck draws on almost everything ever published on Subcommander Marcos. The result is an analysis that first highlights Marcos's intellectual and political formation prior to his entering the Lacandon jungle in late 1983, and then illuminates the Subcommander's unique cultural and political flexibility, which ultimately served to let the EZLN be directed by the priorities of the indigenous communities of Chiapas. As Henck points out, this flexibility is what distinguished Marcos from other twentieth-century guerrilla leaders; it was pivotal in permitting the EZLN to play a central role in the democratization of Mexico after seventy years of one-party rule. This is a valuable reference book for all those interested in a detailed account of the rise of Subcommander Marcos and the EZLN in Chiapas."--Lynn Stephen, author of "Transborder Lives: Indigenous Oaxacans in Mexico, California, and Oregon" Zusammenfassung A biography of Mexican guerilla leader (in Chiapas) Subcommander Marcos that synthesizes his life! his career! and his influence. The first such study in English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xii Abbreviations and Acronyms xv Cast of Main Characters xix Introduction 1 Part I: Rafael 1. Birth and Family 13 2. School Years 20 3. High School College 23 4. UNAM 29 5. The Gradate 42 Part II: Marcos the Guerilla 6. Chiapas 57 7. Guerilla Inception 65 8. The Wilderness Years 76 9. First Contact 82 10. Promotion and Expansion 88 11. A Jungle Wedding 107 12. An Election, Exponential Growth, and a Rift 112 13. Bust and Boom 124 14. Fallout 129 15. From the People’s Guerilla to a Guerilla People 133 16. Indigenous Indignation 143 17. An Internal Coup and the Road to War 163 Part III: Marcos the Star Spokesman 18. The Uprising 195 19. “Waging a Masterful Media War” 213 20. A Cease-Fire 221 21. The Cult of Marcos 226 22. Peace Talks 247 23. Courting Civil Society 253 24. The Elections and Their Aftermath 262 25. Marcos Unmasked and Rafael Revealed 278 26. Nationalizing and Internationalizing the Struggle 301 27. A March and a Massacre 315 28. Speedy Gonzalez Breaks the Silence 321 29. A Consulta, a Story, and a Strike 330 30. A Change of Government 336 31. The Zapatour 342 32. Marcos Today 353 Conclusion 361 Notes 369 Glossary 467 Works Cited 469 Index 487...
