El conflicto de Colombia

A graphic memoir of the everyday aspects, relevant and anecdotic of the city of Bogota in 2010. Visiting 20 places all related to Colombia's independence history, a team of 7 photographers (Lucho Mario, Daniel Santiago Salguero, Alberto Sierra Restrepo, Andrés Fresnada, Juan Pablo Fajardo, Armando de la Torre and Juan Felipe Rubio), initiated a photographic project to document diverse personages, places, landscapes and situations of the everyday history of the city. The photographs are accompanied with data, quotes, statistics, and anecdotes coordinated by researchers Catalina Holguín and...

"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.

CONTENIDO: Reencuentro en El Mercado de Lorica - En Riohacha - En Valledupar - En Santa Marta - En Barranquilla - En Cartagena - En Sincelejo - En Montería.

"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 ...