Trabajadores, villanos y amantes

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,...

"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.

Heredera del esperpento y del teatro del absurdo, la trama de Hombre Cero evidencia que "el amor y la politica son los dos extremos de las relaciones humanas," tal como afirmara Octavio Paz. Frida y Rob viven entre arte contemporaneo y descomposicion social, entre angustia personal y falaz altruismo, y transitan de la protesta politica al carnaval o del ambiente circense al filo de la muerte. Los personajes "entre ideales frustrados y dicotomia de personalidades, se ven envueltos en una farsa que a fuerza de repeticion se transforma en una pesadilla cada vez mas tangible, en la que parecen...

CONTENIDO: Lo humano en la vida de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán - Aspecto social de la conquista - Las ideas sociales de Gaitán - Programas de Gaitán - El 9 de abril y la guerra sucia - Final del gaitanismo - Consideraciones finales sobre el asesinato de Gaitán y su proyección.