The War Against Oblivion: The Zapatista Chronicles

John Ross is a celebrated chronicler of Mexico's indigenous Zapatista rebels whose January 1st, 1994 uprising — in the first hours of the North American Free Trade Agreement — set off a chain of events that continues to challenge the corporate globalization of the planet. In The War Against Zapatista Chronicles 1994-2000, Ross records the rebel experience from its earliest days through the Mexican presidential election in July 2000, a saga Ross began in his American Book Award-winning Rebellion From the Roots. Politics. Cultural Writing. Latino/Latina Studies. Native American Studies. A fascinating history of the Zapatista revolution by an eyewitness.