Liderazgo y autonomía

Includes correspondance, literary works, philosophical and political essays and reports presented to the Colombian Congress.

"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.

Los hechos determinantes de la separación de Panamá - Intento de reconquista del istmo por parte de Colombia - La misión diplomática del general Reyes en Panamá y Washington - Nueva gestión reconciliatoria del general Rafael Reyes - Negociación de los tratados Root-Cortés-Arosemena de 1909 - La misión Mendoza en Bogotá - Reconocimiento colombiano de la nación panameña - Posición de Panamá ante el tratado colombo-americano - Relaciones diplomáticas entre Panamá y Colombia.

"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.