Historia de una pájara sin alas

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,...

CONTENIDO: Organización - Origen - Institucionalización - Fundamentos y problemas políticos - Marxismo y Lennismo - Bolivarianismo - El concepto de sociedad civil - Población civil y derecho internacional humanitario - Democracia y poder local - Dificultades del quehacer político - El problema urbano.

"Magnificent edition of articles translated into Spanish, by the late Berkeley geographer, James J. Parsons (1914-97). Approximately half are studies on Colombia. Parsons was known for his masterful ability to understand, from direct observation, the interraction between nature and culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.