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Zapata in Wall Street

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The Politics of Change

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It was in the early hours of the 19 December 1994 that Zapata rode into Wall Street on her white stallion, cartridge belts crossed on her chest, the flash of dignity in her eyes. In the days that followed, there was consternation in Wall Street, panic on the world’s financial markets. The stock markets shook, the political leaders confabulated.

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Holloway, J. (2000). Zapata in Wall Street. In: Bonefeld, W., Psychopedis, K. (eds) The Politics of Change. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333993798_7

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