Guerra y religión en Colombia

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.

Showing the most distinctive and representative places of Medellín, Colombia, this copiously illustrated compilation uses the latest camera technology to take 360-degree photographs. In this visual exploration, photographs of important city landmarks—such as the antique train station, the house of music, the Jose Gutierrez Gomez metropolitan theater, and the Plaza Botero—are included. Mostrando los lugares más representativos y distintos de Medellín, Colombia, esta compilación con illustraciones abundantes utiliza la última tecnología de cámara para tomar fotografias de espacios...

"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.

"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 ...