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050	0	0	_aF1219.1.C45 _bM37 2001
082	0	0	_aLAS 398.2 MAR
100	0		_aMarcos, Subcomandante Insurgente (Rafael Guillen)
245	0	0	_aQuestions and swords _b: folktales of the Zapatista revolution _c/ as told by Subcomandante Marcos ; illustrated by Domitila Domínguez and Antonio Ramírez ; essays by Simon Ortiz & Elena Poniatowska ; translations of Marcos' writing by David Romo
250			_a1st ed
260			_aEl Paso, Tex. _b: Cinco Puntos Press _c, c2001.
300			_a112 p. _b: col. ill. _c; 21 x 26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aA preface, January 1, 2001 -- The story of questions / as told by Subcommandante Marcos, illustrated by Antonio Ramírez -- Haah-ah, mah-eemah, yes, it's the very truth : essay / by Simon Ortiz -- The story of the sword, the tree, the stone & the water / as told by Subcomandante Marcos, illustrated by Domitila Domíngues -- Can a book explode like a bomb? essay / by Elena Poniatowska -- El colectivo callejero.
520			_aOnce again sharing the wisdom of Old Man Antonio and his Mayan heritage, Subcomandante Marcos tells two folktales from the Zapatista rebellion against the Mexican Government. "The Story of the Sword" is an ancient parable that demonstrates how the indigenous peoples of Mexico can finally defeat the European invader. The tree, for instance, tried to fight the sword, but was defeated. The stone likewise tried to fight the sword, but was defeated. But not the water. "It follows its own road, it wraps itself around the sword and, without doing anything, it arrives at the river that will carry it to the great water where the greatest of gods cure themselves of thirst, those gods that birthed the world, the first ones." "The Story of Questions" relates how two gods, Ik'al and Votan, wander the earth wrapped forever in each other's arms. These two gods are the Ying and the Yang, the yes and the no, the night and the day of the Mayan universe. Antonio says, "When they got here they made themselves one and gave themselves the name of Zapata." Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska and Native American poet Simon Ortiz contribute commentary to explain the significance of the Zapatista Rebellion to the 21st Century. They also discuss the use of folklore and artistic expression to expand our understanding of political thought. Well-known Mexican artists Domitila Dominguez and Antonio Ramirez¿co-directors of the Colectivo Callejero in Guadalajara¿each illustrated one of the stories. The Colectivo is dedicated to expanding the understanding of revolutionary thought through artistic expression. This beautiful full-colored edition¿the successor to The Story of Colors that received international notoriety when the National Endowment for the Arts rescinded funding for its publication¿will serve equally well as a coffee table book as well as a serious read for lovers of Latin American literature.
546			_aFolktales in English and Spanish.
650		4	_aIndians of Mexico _x-Folklore
650			_aTales _z-Mexico _z-Chiapas
650			_aZapatistas _y-Revolucion _z-Mexico
651			_aChiapas (Mexico) _x-History _y-Peasant uprising, 1994 _v--Folklore
700	1		_aPoniatowska, Elena _d, 1933-
700	1		_aMarcos, Subcomandante Insurgente (Rafael Guillen)
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