Repressive threats, procedural concessions, and the Zapatista cycle of protests, 1994-2003

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 794-819

  de la Luz Inclán, María ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion   (Mexico)

Author keywords

EZLN; Procedural concessions; Protests; Repressive threats; Zapatistas

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349656782     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002709341173     Document Type: Article

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