Media and Revolution A Mesoamerica Media Backgrounder Newspapers and Citizenship in Revolutionary Nicaragua The Antenna in the Arsenal Zapatismo in Mexico and Cyberspace Refuting the Revolution Why Media Matter in Revolution

This book compares rebel media use in three Mesoamerican rebellions: the Nicaraguan Revolution, the Salvadoran civil war and the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico. Directly comparing media use in all three rebellions provides a richer understanding of the role of media in social change, particularly violent change.

JUANITA DARLING is Assistant Professor of Communications, CSU Monterey Bay, USA.