Social Protests in Colombia - A History, 19581990

This book rethinks the second half of the twentieth century in Colombia by putting subaltern sectors at the core of the narrative and examining their crucial role in shaping Colombian society. The author incorporates theories from diverse social sciences including subaltern studies and postcolonial approaches.

List of contents

Foreword by A.Ricardo López-Pedreros
Chapter 1- Protest Repertories
Chapter 2- The Social Actors
Chapter 3- The Demands: A Statistical Explanation
Chapter 4- Collective Social Action as Class Struggle
Chapter 5- The Strengthening of the State and the Civil Society
Chapter 6- The Construction of Identities
Chapter 7- Indignation Is Fair

About the author

By Mauricio Archila Neira - Translated by Camilo Ordoñez-Zambrano - Foreword by A. Ricardo López-Pedreros

Summary

This book rethinks the second half of the twentieth century in Colombia by putting subaltern sectors at the core of the narrative and examining their crucial role in shaping Colombian society. The author incorporates theories from diverse social sciences including subaltern studies and postcolonial approaches.

Product details

• Authors: Mauricio Archila Neira, Mauricio Archila-Neira, Mauricio Archila Neira
• Assisted by: Camilo Ordonez-Zambrano (Translation), Ordonez-Zambrano Camilo (Translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498558877
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5887-7
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Social Movements in the Americas; Social Movements in the Americ; Social Movements in the Americas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)