In the early hours of January 1, 1994 a guerrilla army of indigenous Mayan peasants emerged from the highlands and jungle in the far southeast of Mexico and declared 'Ya basta!' - 'Enough!'. As elites in Canada, the United States, and Mexico celebrated the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation declared war against a 500-year-old trajectory of colonialism, racism, exploitation, oppression and genocide. The effects of the uprising were profound, and would be felt far beyond the borders of Mexico. At a moment when state-sponsored socialism had all but vanished and other elements of the left appeared defeated in the face of neoliberalism's global ascendancy, the Zapatista uprising sparked a powerful new wave of transnational socio-political action. In exploring the Zapatista movement's origins, history, structure, aims, political philosophy and possible future directions, Alex Khasnabish provides a critical and comprehensive