Between Legitimacy and Violence: A History of Colombia, 1875–2002 (Latin America in Translation)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822337673 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In an expansive chronological narrative full of vivid detail, he explains Colombia’s political history, discussing key leaders, laws, parties, and ideologies; corruption and inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government institutions, which, while stable and enduring, are unable to prevent frequent and extreme outbursts of violence. Offering a comparative perspective, he frequently contrasts Colombia with other Latin American nations. Palacios also gives extensive attention to persistent social inequalities, the role of the Catholic Church, demographic shifts such as urbanization and emigration, and Colombia’s relationship with the United States. Marco Palacios, a leading Latin American historian, skillfully blends political, economic, social, and cultural history. By thoroughly illuminating Colombia’s past, Between Legitimacy and Violence sheds much-needed light on the country’s violent present.. Between Legitimacy and Violence is an authoritative, sweeping history of Colombia’s “long twentieth century,” from the tumultuous civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. Palacios traces the trajectory of the economy, addressing agriculture (particularly the economic significance of coffee), the developme
There is nothing else available in English that provides even a shadow of the complexity and completeness of Palacios’s book.”—Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, author of Dulcinea in the Factory: Myths, Morals, Men, and Women in Colombia’s Industrial Experiment, 1905–1960. “Marco Palacios’s comprehensive, skilled narration of Colombia’s turbulent ‘long twentieth century’ is the best one-volume history of that country we have
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