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Hey Nick,

Jenny here from San Diego. How are you?

I Think that this is a very well articulated paper that can give the reader alot of insight into the global macro dynamics of Neo-Liberalism. It is broken down into the various trade agreements, roles of IMF & World Bank, environmental policies etc. The The first 22 pages really describe what neo-liberalism is on the macro level.
Once you get deeper into the paper we arethen in Latin America, in Mexico, in Chiapas, in the Lacondon jungle. The more specific, local and closer we are we can bring the mircoscope to the face of neo-liberalism. I feel that this is an appropriate acedemic way to approach the history of the Zapatista movement. The uprising happening on the first day NAFTA was implemented is a very powerful statement to the international community and I beleive that you have helped in conveying this.
I am interested in your word usage of peasants. Who is your audience? The Zapatistas would call themselves campesinos and this would more acuratly translate to farmer or farmworker. While in english this may seem appropriate, this word has many negative connotations which campesino does not have. Perhaps you should chage it from peasant to farmers.
I also think that you weigh to heavily on Marcos's word which can be very easy to do because ther are many amazing books and articles written be him. Additionally while I appreciate that you used Naomi Klein as one woman referances among your many western male referances and Marcos. I see this as very problematic, perhaps you would find different perspectives from indigenous people and Mexican Women.
I suggest that you look into the writtings of Elena Poniatowska, she has written many very interesting articles about the Zapatista movement emphasizing the women in the movement. Also Gloria Monuz Ramirez has wrtten alot of amazing stuff on the Zapatistas however, much of it is no traslated but in La Jornada in 2004 she wrote one of the most detailed accounts of the all 5 caracols. If you go to this link and scroll down until you see the 5 posts for Chiapas in Resitence https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/world/topics/zapatista/newswire/archive1.html
also I recomend the book: First World Ha!Ha!Ha! becasue it has many accounts of women in the movement.
over all I enjoyed your paper

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