The essays in this collection examine the background to the 1994 Chiapas uprising, together with the reasons for this, and also the developments in Chiapas and Mexico during the years since.

1. Acknowledgements 2. Composite Glossary and Acronyms 3. Introduction - The Chiapas Uprising of 1994: Historical Antecedents and Political Consequences 4. The Zapatista Rebellion in the Context of Globalization 5. From Revolution to Transition: The Chiapas Rebellion and the Path to Democracy in Mexico 6. Indigenismo, Indianismo and 'Ethnic Citizenship' in Chiapas 7. Rural Chiapas Ten Years after the Armed Uprising of 1994 8. Land Reform, the State and the Zapatista Uprising in Chiapas 9. The Formation, Structure and Organisation of the 'Armed Community in Rebellion': The Construction of Neo-Zapatismo in the Tojolab'al Cañadas (1988-1996) 10. Subordination and Rebellion: Indigenous Women in Chiapas Ten Years after the Zapatista Uprising 11. Suffering for Justice in Chiapas: Religion and the Globalization of Ethnic Identity 12. Who Needs Zapatismo? State Interventions and Local Responses in Marqués de Comillas 13. Neoliberalism and the Rise of (Peasant) Nations within the Nation: Chiapas in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective 14. Abstracts