La dirección política de la reforma económica en Colombia

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...

"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...

Introducción : perfil geográfico - La conquista y la época colonial - La historia moderna - Las relaciones diplomáticas - El gobierno y las leyes - Las finanzas y la banca - Los viajes y el transporte - Notas adicionales sobre los ferrocarriles - El comercio - La agricultura - Las minas y los bosques - Las regiones litorales - Las regiones andinas (las cordilleras occidental y central) - Las regiones andinas (la cordillera oriental) - Los llanos y las selvas - La educación y la vida intelectual - Apéndice : Las enmiendas constitucionales de 1910 - Familias lingüísticas aborígenes de...

"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....