{"product_id":"the-yellow-cathedral-9781448208951","title":"The Yellow Cathedral","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel describes what happened in the culture clash between the Indians of Chiapas and the government of Mexico: the Indians seeking a life and livelihood on their land, the government seeking to repress them and ultimately control their land. The government control is but part and parcel of the new global economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e comes out of the time the author spent in Mexico in 1994-5, during the Zapatista uprising. Set in the impoverished southern Mexican state of Chiapas in the early 1990s, at the time of the rebellion by the indigenous population and Zapatista activists (the EZLN) against the wealthy landowners and the political establishment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe narrative switches between a number of characters who represents different aspects of the conflict: the indigenous, who may or may not be in sympathy with the revolt, but are in some way on a level with it, and members of the governing class, trying to deal with this revolution and its effects while the economy is spinning out of control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anita Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448208951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Mason was born in Bristol, England. She read English at Oxford, lived in London, and worked in the publishing field for five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMason is the author of eight novels to date, as well as a number of short stories. Her novels include, \u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist \u003c\/i\u003e(1983), \u003ci\u003eThe War Against Chaos \u003c\/i\u003e(1988), \u003ci\u003e The Racket\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). Her latest novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Right Hand of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and was published by John Murray in September, 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the 1983 Booker Prize in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Reader","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44906797039731,"sku":"9781448208951","price":25.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3f67dfe7-f605-4ff9-bb2c-71d5ce4b3662.jpg?v=1777479716","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-yellow-cathedral-9781448208951","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}