Historia económica y social de Colombia: Popayán, una sociedad esclavista, 1680-1800

La política liberal - La política conservadora - La oposición al régimen conservador - El tratado de 1914 y sus consecuencias - La cuestión petrolera - Los problemas financieros - Las obras públicas - Los conflictos sociales - La iglesia - Periódicos, periodistas y letrados.

"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.

Las puertas del Ubérrimo es un hondo recorrido por la historia del paramilitarismo en Córdoba. Iván Cepeda y Jorge Rojas en una exhaustiva investigación demuestra cómo lo que sucedió allí no fue a espaldas de los líderes políticos, empresarios y ganaderos del departamento. Las Convivir aparecieron como el modelo para cohesionar en una sola fuerza a los grupos paramilitares, en el cual el Estado fue el protagonista principal. Las consecuencias de este fenómeno fueron letales para el país. Un libro que reúne la crónica, la reflexión y un riguroso tratamiento informativo donde la...

"Important contribution to the social history of the New Kingdom and Cartagena de Indias, in particular. Spanish efforts first to comprehend and then control, if not eliminate, indigenous and African forms of alleged magic, whether religious or medical, illustrated imperial imperatives of domination and cultural transformation of subject peoples. First half of book establishes definitions and structures within which confrontation of Spanish and non-Western belief systems clashed. Second half provides a series of illustrative case studies. A glossary and documentary appendices augment the...

"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.