Bogotá, nacimiento de una metrópoli

A novelized account of the assassination of revolutionary leader Jacobo Prías Alape in 1960, considered a turning point in the years just preceding the emergence of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia.

"Excellent collection of studies on border issues with Colombia delivered at a 1990 seminar organized by the Venezuelan presidential commission. Forgoing the usual chauvinistic approach, the authors, both civilian and military experts, present a comprehensive picture of the border problems, including different interpretations of Venezuela's foreign policies toward Colombia; studies of the economic, social, and ethnic characteristics of the border region; and analyses of the prospects for bilateral resolutions"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"As the Samper government was rocked by allegations of drug-related corruption in the presidential campaign of 1994, Colombia's endemic crisis of governability, violence, and political participation took a dramatic turn for the worse. Moreover, Colombia/US bilateral relations degenerated into mutual accusations and recriminations. In this book, several of Colombia's leading political analysts assess this crisis and its implications for the maintainance of political stability and consolidation of democracy"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Este estudio pretende hacer una proximación a una caracterización de la familia colombiana de fin de siglo, haciendo un seguimiento de los cambios experimentados en un período de 15 años como resultante del comportamiento de factores que inciden en la formación de hogares como: la fecundidad, la mortalidad, la ruptura de uniones, los desplazamientos espaciales, la articulación de sus miembros, entre otros.