Construyendo lo global

"Innovative volume, which begins with precolumbian Muiscas and ends in 1940s, inserts history of chicha drinking within broader legislative and medical history of Colombia. Relationship between hygiene, nation-building, urban expansion, and growth of popular culture is explored within this framework"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Bogotá en el siglo XX : de aldea a ciudad - Tendencias demográficas y socioeconómicas en Bogotá (1995-2003) - La evolución de la seguridad en Bogotá (1977-2003) - Los alcaldes de Bogotá y la visión de seguridad ciudadana de sus planes de desarrollo (1995-2003) - Fortalecimiento institucional y normativo en el tema de seguridad y convivencia en la ciudad de Bogotá (1995-2003) - El sistema unificado de información de violencia y delincuencia de Bogotá (SUIVD) - Urbanismos con fines sociales y su contribución al mejoramiento de la seguridad en Bogotá (1995-2003) - Políticas...

"Exceptional studies on implications of specific reforms which followed adoption of 1991 constitution. Issues include waging of war and right to peace, Andean commercial integration, private property, and political reform"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...