Hay futuro si hay verdad

Este libro es un esfuerzo por organizar y articular las investigaciones más importantes sobre el desarrollo regional de la violencia de los cincuenta en Colombia, desde la relación entre violencia y Estado. A partir de un estudio detallado de las distintas publicaciones sobre violencia regional y de la revisión del proceso de formación del Estado desde la sociología histórica, la autora muestra que, con base en ciertas condiciones, la violencia política opera como un mecanismo de integración territorial y de articulación de nuevos grupos sociales. El trabajo examina algunos de los...

"Discussion by academics, government officials, and private sector leaders on the virtues of reducing the role of the Colombian State in favor of private interests, with the objective of increasing economic efficiency. Although a selective process of privatization has long been praised as beneficial for economies such as Colombia's, major sales of nationalized industries have not yet been achieved and successive governments have failed to elaborate a comprehensive privatization plan. The authors describe the benefits of moving in this direction and point out that the new Constitution opens...

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...