El conflicto de Colombia

"Ground-breaking, comprehensive multivolume history of the Huila dept. from pre-conquest to the present. Work is the product of the collaboration of diverse university faculty and regional specialists who utilized archival, published, and oral sources to write monographic essays on individual topics. Vol. 1 covers preconquest through the colonial era; vol. 2 covers independence through the 20th century; vol. 3 covers economic topics, social movements, colonization, government; vol. 4 covers education, daily life, women, health, diversions; vol. 5 covers literature, art, architecture....

Las negociaciones de paz en la Habana dinamizaron los escenarios de reflexión sobre los problemas de Colombia y pluralizaron las voces que han intervenido en estos. La etapa más retadora sucede tras el acuerdo: la construcción colectiva de un país más democrático, equitativo y potenciador de las diferencias entre unos y otros, que enriquecen esa pluralidad. Este libro articula la intervención de un grupo amplio y heterogéneo de filósofos en esta incierta etapa donde se juega el futuro del país. Intervenciones filosóficas, porque las tareas de precisar, aclarar y problematizar los...

"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...

"Six essays analyze Colombia/US relations in post-Cold War period and challenges facing Colombia as US seeks to impose an ill-conceived anti-narcotics policy. Discusses policy options (including drug legalization), alternatives to extradition, and US certification requirements"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.