Fiestas

"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....

"Excellent study by a team of Colombian social scientists of the recent evolution of Colombian-Venezuelan relations and their process of integration. Analyzes Colombian and Venezuelan roles in the other country's foreign policy, evolution of bilateral relations (1989-92), commercial relations, and negotiations and agreements on border, commercial, transportation, energy, environmental, and other issues. Concludes that integration process has lost momentum and recommends the reduction of the number and complexity of issues under discussion, while focusing attention on implementation of...

"Dos voces concurren en este libro. La de todo un pais y su historia, Colombia, y la del mayor exponente de sus letras: Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Un texto y un despliegue de fotografias que lo evocan y lo multiplican, aunque no lo explican, tarea imposible ya que el pais sigue siendo un enigma. Es la historia de Colombia magistralmente resumida. Una historia de contradicciones y calamidades, de luchas y crueldades, de osadias, triunfos y verdades. Una historia, no obstante, que mira esperanzada hacia el futuro, no importa cuan oscuro sea el presente. Tal la nota sugerente que le da Garcia...

"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.