Basta!: Land and the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas

Peasant movements in Mexico

On Janurary 1, 1994, the impoverished state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, the Zapatista rebellion leapt into the international spotlight. The authors paint a vivid picture of the historical struggle for land faced by the Mayan Indians who are among Mexico's poorest people. 'Basta' follows the Zapatistas and the indigigenous peoples movement from the begining of the rebellion to the present day.