Propuestas para una Colombia competitiva

"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...

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"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.

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,...