From the ¡Ya Basta! to the Caracoles: Zapatista mobilization under transitional conditions

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1316-1350

  De La Luz Inclán, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 42149109092     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/525508     Document Type: Article

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