Between Legitimacy and Violence - A History of Colombia, 18752002

Informationen zum Autor Marco Palacios is Professor of Latin American History at El Colegio de México in Mexico City. He is the author of numerous books in Spanish as well as Coffee in Colombia, 1850–1970: An Economic, Social, and Political History. He is a coauthor of Colombia: Fragmented Land, Divided Society. Richard Stoller is Coordinator of Selection and International Programs in Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. He has a Ph.D. in Latin American studies. Klappentext 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, by a leading Latin American historian. Zusammenfassung Presents a history of Colombia's "long twentieth century!" from the civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. This book explains Colombia's political history! discussing key leaders! laws! parties! and ideologies; corruption and inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Tables viii Acknowledgments ix Prologue to the Second Colombian Edition xi 1. From Liberal Decay to Regeneration 1 2. Liberal Economics, Conservative Politics 48 3. From the Expansion of Citizenship to the Plutocratic Elite 93 4. In the Shadow of the Violencia 135 5. An Elusive Legitimacy 170 6. Great Transformations within Continuity 214 Epilogue 246 Bibliographical Essay 269 Index 293

Product details

• Authors: Marco Palacios
• Assisted by: Richard Stoller (Translation)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2006
• EAN: 9780822337676
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3767-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Latin America in Translation; Latin America in Translation/E; Latin America in Translation; Latin America in Translation/E
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous