Our Guerrillas, Our Sidewalks - A Journey into the Violence of Colombia

This remarkable book tells the story of one man's kidnapping in Colombia from the first-person perspectives of all those involved: the guerrillas, the victim, his wife, his friends, and his brother-in-law, Herbert Braun. In this second edition, the author has added a new chapter that recounts the endurance of Colombia and Colombians in the face of escalating kidnapping and violence, explores the current political situation in Colombia, and reevaluates his own complex response to the guerrillas.

List of contents

Part I: 1988
Chapter 1: Taking
Chapter 2: Adapting
Chapter 3: Staying
Chapter 4: Negotiating
Chapter 5: Terrorizing
Chapter 6: Dying
Chapter 7: Returning
Chapter 8: Living
Part II: 1994
Chapter 9: Silencing
Part III: 2002
Chapter 10: Drinking

About the author

Herbert Braun is associate professor of history at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Summary

The story of one man's kidnapping in Colombia from the first-person perspectives of all those involved: the guerrillas, the victim, his wife, his friends, and his brother-in-law, Herbert Braun. This edition includes a new chapter recounting Colombia's endurance in the face of escalating violence.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert Braun
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2003
• EAN: 9780742518599
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1859-9
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Colombia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, Latin American studies