La chicha, una bebida fermentada a través de la historia

"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...

CONTENIDO: Hacia el reino de los "caudillos ilustrados" Los gobiernos colombianos como actores políticos / Luis Alberto Restrepo / - Entre el protagonismo. La precariedad y las amenazas: las paradojas de la judicatura / Rodrigo Uprimy Yepes / - Los militares: los dolores del crecimiento / Armando Borrero Mansilla / - Búsqueda de la paz y defensa del orden cristiano el episcopado ante los grandes debates de Colombia (1998-2005) / Fernán E. González / - Treinta años de sindicalismo en Colombia: vicisitudes de una transformación / Miguel Eduardo Cárdenas Rivera / - Los movimientos...

"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.

"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.