Cuatro años a bordo de sí mismo

"Very thoughtful study of a problem of the utmost importance for Colombia. The author analyzes the country's economic and political development since the post-war to better understand the profound changes it has undergone; he then proceeds to survey the known facts about the illegal drug industry. Within this context, Thoumi attempts to determine why Colombia developed, since the 1970s, a marijuana, and subsequently a cocaine, industry. Further, he evaluates the effects of the drug trade on the Colombian economy and social order. The final analysis suggests that Colombia's chances of reducing ...

De ratas y héroes - ¡Un periodista a 230 kilómetros por hora! - Cincuenta presos políticos abandonados en Bogotá - Los últimos sesenta segundos de Víctor Hugo Barragan - La guerra por la paz - Cuatro fusilados en busca de juez - Triunfa la literatura libertina, dice el crítico Gandon - Conversaciones amistosas en el pleito de ciegos y mudos - Botella al mar - Madre selva - El sueño y la pesadilla.

"En la obra de Uriel Cassiani sobrevive un mundo nuevo para nosotros, pero antiguo y vigente para una etnia que nunca ha cortado su cordón umbilical con la naturaleza [The work of Uriel Cassiani Pérez opens a world which is new for us, but is old and active for people who never cut their umbilical cords with nature]"-- John Jairo Junieles.

"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.