Idola fori y escritos políticos

Illustrated and annotated guide of the public sculptures and monuments located in 3 sectors of the city of Bogotá: Downtown (61); North (19); West (22). This is the first volume of an editorial project that will document the 500 works of public art patrimony that are part of the urban history of the capital city. The guide includes biographical notes of each featured artist, historic photographs on each sector and referential maps. Includes public art by noted 19th and 20th century artists and sculptors like Pietro Tenerani, Edgar Negret, Jim Amaral, Fernando Botero, Alejandro Otero,...

"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.

CONTENIDO: Un sistema bipartidista atípico y en transición / David Roll y Carlos Enrique Guzmán / - Un sistema bipartidista atenuado y en declive / Carlos Enrique Guzmán Mendoza / - Un sistema implicado a fenómenos endógenos de crisis de racionalidad / Farid Abud Hoyos / - Imagen y auto imagen de las elites parlamentarias en Colombia, 1994-2002 / Luisa Fernanda Salamanca Garnica / - Participación política indígena en el Congreso colombiano / Andrea del Pilar Escobar Gómez / - La participación política de las mujeres en los partidos políticos tradicionales y en el congreso...

Obra sobre politica económica y economia politica en Colombia en el contexto de la historia del país desde los años sesenta.