“Since the 1994 uprising in the Mexican state of Chiapas, the spokesman of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a masked rebel who calls himself Subcomandate Marcos, has become a symbol of revolt in the post-Cold War era. Here are the words of Marcos, words that look back to the traditions of Indian resistance, and dormant ideals of the Mexican revolution, and look forward to political strategies, styles and theories that challenge the dominance of capitalism.”

Publisher: Monthly Review
Paperback: 272 pages
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“Koning describes how Columbus’ consuming drive to send ‘mountains of gold’ back to Spain shaped his life, beginning the story with his childhood in Genoa and ending after his return from his fourth and final voyage, an old man in disgrace. He shows how Columbus’ ‘discovery’ led to the enrichment of the conquerors through the plunder and murder of the native peoples of the Americas.”

Publisher: Monthly Review
Paperback: 140 pages
Illustrated