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This 8 page paper discusses Neil Harvey’s book “The Chiapas Rebellion”: why he wrote it, what his arguments and hypotheses are; how he develops his arguments and his conclusion. Bibliography lists
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Chiapas Rebellion. This paper discusses Neil Harveys book about the event. Specifically, it identifies the books objective; Harveys main argument (his propositions); his evidence; and his conclusion. Discussion Neil Harvey
has intriguing credentials. At the time he wrote this book, he was Assistant Professor of Government at New Mexico State University; he apparently still holds that position. His areas of
expertise include government and politics, which might indicate that he is more interested in seeing how this rebellion plays out in the context of contemporary government rather than as a
historical event. That is, is he going to consider the revolt in terms of politics rather than history? Not really; it appears that he is going to consider the revolt
in terms of politics and history, thus giving us a perspective on it from two viewpoints. Harvey spent over ten years in Chiapas doing research into both the history and
politics of the region, and brought that knowledge into this study. His purpose in writing the book, then, is to find out what caused the rebellion, and how it fits
into the overall political history of Mexico in general, and this region in particular. He begins with a vivid description and a startling image: the Zapatistas (the revolutionaries) were wearing
ski masks, an article of clothing that has a great many unpleasant associations (Harvey, 1998). But while the Zapatistas were wearing the masks to hide their faces, their reasons for
doing so were not what one might expect. When a reporter asked about that he was told "The main reason we have to be careful is that nobody tries to
be the main leader" (Harvey, 1998, p. 6). The revolutionaries dont fear being identified; rather, they fear being corrupted (Harvey, 1998). They were trying to make certain that the movement
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