Los intelectuales y la política

"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.

"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...

El cambio de modelo - La reforma económica de Barco - La campaña electoral el grupo de club suizo y el programa de reformas - El contexto de la apertura de Gaviria - Bases de poder del presidente Gaviria y soportes al proceso de cambio - El cambio constitucional y algunos aspectos de su dimensión económica - Itinerario de la modernización de la economía durante el primer semestre - La dinámica de cambio y la aceleración de la apertura - Desafíos al proceso : los minotauros - La actitud de los gremios económicos - Los empresarios, Fedesarrollo y la opinión pública frente a la...

"The buildings recognized as assets of cultural interest that have been selected to be part of this book make sense as structuring elements within the historical construction of the environment and the city of Bogotá. These buildings are not only part of the different urban fragments but who, in many cases, were promoters of the development of their areas, outstanding landmarks of the urban form, cultural or social references for citizens or outstanding examples for the architectural history of the city. " (HKB Translation taken from the introduction by Sheril Natalia Salazar Bayona)