Zapata : The Ideology of a Peasant Revolutionary

Contents: Preface. 1. The struggle of the zapatistas. 2. Agrarianism. 3. Liberalism and anti-imperialism. 4. Misconceptions concerning zapatista ideology. 5. Revolutionary tactics. 6. The fate of zapatista ideology. Appendix. Reference notes. Index.

From the preface: Although the distribution of land was their primary objective, the zapatistas also developed an integrated program for national economic, social and political reforms. This national revolutionary program of the men of the south possessed a clearly defined ideological orientation. It shall be the purpose of this work to examine the agrarian heart as well as the broader aspects of Zapata\'s movement and thereby attempts to clarify the role of the zapatistas in the Mexican revolution. The discussion in the initial chapter of this work concerning the armed struggle of Zapata\'s movement is not definitive, and will serve merely to make the analysis of zapatista ideology more meaningful. (jacket)