Without History: Subaltern Studies, the Zapatista Insurgency, and the Specter of History

by José Rabasa

On December 22, 1997, forty-five unarmed members of the indigenous organization Las Abejas (The Bees) were massacred during a prayer meeting in the village of Acteal, Mexico. The members of Las Abejas, who are pacifists, pledged their support to the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a primarily indigenous group that has declared war on the state of Mexico. The massacre has been attributed to a paramilitary group composed of ordinary citizens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822960656
• ISBN13: 9780822960652
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"