Bogotá, nacimiento de una metrópoli

¿Cuáles son los principales cambios en curso en las configuraciones socio-espaciales de las metrópolis latinoamericanas? ¿Cómo evolucionan el poblamiento, las divisiones sociales de los espacios urbanos y las desigualdades territoriales? ¿Qué prácticas de movilidad espacial o políticas públicas contribuyen a acelerar estos cambios? O a resistir contra ellos? Y más precisamente: ¿Cómo se insertan los migrantes en la ciudad? ¿Cómo los habitantes acceden a la vivienda y por qué cambian, o no, de vivienda? ¿Cómo se caracterizan actualmente las desigualdades de movilidad...

"As the Samper government was rocked by allegations of drug-related corruption in the presidential campaign of 1994, Colombia's endemic crisis of governability, violence, and political participation took a dramatic turn for the worse. Moreover, Colombia/US bilateral relations degenerated into mutual accusations and recriminations. In this book, several of Colombia's leading political analysts assess this crisis and its implications for the maintainance of political stability and consolidation of democracy"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Careful and detailed portrayal of the professorial community and scholarly culture in the New Kingdom. Rightly insisting that intellectual development in Nueva Granada is not limited to the era of Charles III, despite an analytical focus on the Enlightenment, Silva traces growth of the university corporation over the entire colonial period in terms of numbers, identity, and influence"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Illustrated and annotated guide of the public sculptures and monuments located in 3 sectors of the city of Bogotá: Downtown (61); North (19); West (22). This is the first volume of an editorial project that will document the 500 works of public art patrimony that are part of the urban history of the capital city. The guide includes biographical notes of each featured artist, historic photographs on each sector and referential maps. Includes public art by noted 19th and 20th century artists and sculptors like Pietro Tenerani, Edgar Negret, Jim Amaral, Fernando Botero, Alejandro Otero,...