Oposición y violencia en Colombia

"A regional study of indigenous resistance to Spanish colonialism during the 16th-18th centuries, based on archival research, oral history, and secondary literature. The protagonists of the story include the Embera, the Burumia, the Tule, and the Carauta, who all lived near the Atrato river. Data on parcialidades, encomenderos, and population are presented in tables. Several maps illustrate the text"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

CONTENIDO: Aproximaciones teóricas al concepto de poder constituyente / Juana Oberlaender Rojas / - El poder constituyente en negri y Habernas: aproximaciones descriptivas y perspectivas críticas / Oscar Mejía Quintana / - El camino de la constitución de 1991: diario de la exclusión / Santiago Amador Villaneta / - El control constitucional de las reformas constitucionales: ¿una cuestión jurídica o política? / Andrés Sanín Ordoñez / - El poder constituyente y la resolución del conflicto armado colombiano / Andrés Mejía Pizano / - Poder constituyente, crisis política y...

"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...

Vistazo a la muestra - Respaldo a una democracia estable en Colombia - Corrupción y democracia - Estado de derecho y criminalidad - Gobiernos locales y democracia - Comportamiento electoral - Capital social y participación de la sociedad civil - Derechos armados y conflicto armado.