John Ross (Schriftsteller)

John Ross (* 11. März 1938; † 17. Januar 2011) w​ar ein US-amerikanischer Aktivist, Schriftsteller u​nd Journalist. 2003 n​ahm er a​n der Friedensmission human shields teil, i​n der Aktivisten i​n Doppeldeckerbussen v​on London n​ach Bagdad fuhren, u​m dort a​ls menschliche Schutzschilde d​en Irakkrieg z​u verhindern.

Ross berichtete a​ls erster über d​ie Revolution d​er Zapatistas i​n Mexiko. 1995 gewann e​r den American Book Award m​it seinem Buch Rebellion f​rom the Roots.[1][2]

Bücher
  • Rebellion from the Roots: Indian Uprising in Chiapas (Common Courage Press: 1995)
  • Mexico in Focus (Latin America Bureau: 1996) ISBN 1-899365-05-2
  • We Came to Play: An Anthology of Writings on Basketball (with Quentin R. Hand)(North Atlantic Books: 1996) ISBN 1-55643-162-7
  • The Annexation of Mexico: From the Aztecs to the IMF (Common Courage Press: 1998) ISBN 1-56751-131-7
  • Tonatiuh's People: A Novel of the Mexican Cataclysm (Cinco Puntos Press: 1998) ISBN 0-938317-41-5
  • Mexico in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture (Interlink Publishing Group: 2002) ISBN 1-56656-421-2
  • The War Against Oblivion: The Zapatista Chronicles (Common Courage Press: 2002) ISBN 1-56751-175-9
  • Murdered by Capitalism: A Memoir of 150 Years of Life & Death on the American Left (Nation Books: 2004) ISBN 1-56025-578-1
  • ¡ZAPATISTAS! Making Another World Possible: Chronicles of Resistance 2000–2006 (Nation Books: 2007) ISBN 1-56025-874-8
  • El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City (Nation Books: 2009) ISBN 1-56858-424-5

Einzelnachweise
  1. The Shadow War by Alma Guillermoprieto, New York Review of Books
  2. review by Saul Landau (Memento vom 9. Juli 2012 im Webarchiv archive.today)
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