In this landmark book, Seven Stories Press presents a powerful collection of literary, philosophical, and political writings of the masked Zapatista spokesperson, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Jos??? Saramago, and illustrated with beautiful black and white photographs, Our Word Is Our Weapon crystallizes "the passion of a rebel, the poetry of a movement, and the literary genius of indigenous Mexico." Marcos first captured world attention on January 1, 1994, when he and an indigenous ...
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In this landmark book, Seven Stories Press presents a powerful collection of literary, philosophical, and political writings of the masked Zapatista spokesperson, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Jos??? Saramago, and illustrated with beautiful black and white photographs, Our Word Is Our Weapon crystallizes "the passion of a rebel, the poetry of a movement, and the literary genius of indigenous Mexico." Marcos first captured world attention on January 1, 1994, when he and an indigenous guerrilla group calling themselves "Zapatistas" revolted against the Mexican government and seized key towns in Mexico's southernmost state of Chiapas. In the six years that have passed since their uprising, Marcos has altered the course of Mexican politics and emerged an international symbol of grassroots movement-building, rebellion, and democracy. The prolific stream of poetic political writings, tales, and traditional myths that Marcos has penned since January 1, 1994 fill more than four volumes. Our Word Is Our Weapon presents the best of these writings, many of which have never been published before in English. Throughout this remarkable book we hear the uncompromising voice of indigenous communities living in resistance, expressing through manifestos and myths the universal human urge for dignity, democracy, and liberation. It is the voice of a people refusing to be forgotten the voice of Mexico in transition, the voice of a people struggling for democracy by using their word as their only weapon.
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Add this copy of Our Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writings to cart. $15.09, good condition, Sold by Lonely Media rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwood, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Seven Stories Press.
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Good. Spine has crease-pages are tight-Pages and covers are clean and have no markings. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 496 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Near Fine in slightly wrinkled dust jacket. 6.5 x 1.75 x 9.5 inches. The writings of the enigmatic subcommandante are divided into three sections: 1) political; 2) philisophical and personal; and 3) myths and folktales; there is an afterword by Ana Carrigan titled Chiapas, The First Postmodern Revolution; a Zapatista timeline and bibliography.
