Historia económica y social de Colombia: Popayán, una sociedad esclavista, 1680-1800

CONTENIDO: Elementos para estudiar las crisis de gobernabilidad en Colombia - Los problemas del ejercicio de gobierno en Colombia - La fotografía: atajos y notables. Los frágiles cimientos del poder presidencial en Colombia - La historia: la imperceptible erosión del poder presidencial en Colombia - La evidencia: el presidente sitiado. La dura paradoja del gobierno Uribe - La consecuencia: la fractura del régimen presidencial: los rasgos estructurales de la ingobernabilidad en Colombia.

"Invaluable account of negotiations with and reincorporation of several guerrilla groups in 1990-91. Thorough history of settlement negotiated with M-19 guerrillas, and reports on parallel negotiations with the Ejército Popular de Liberación, Movimiento Quintín Lame, Partido Revolucionario de Trabajadores, and urban militias of Medellín. Good addition to the large and growing body of literature on guerrillas and peace processes in Colombia"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"The buildings recognized as assets of cultural interest that have been selected to be part of this book make sense as structuring elements within the historical construction of the environment and the city of Bogotá. These buildings are not only part of the different urban fragments but who, in many cases, were promoters of the development of their areas, outstanding landmarks of the urban form, cultural or social references for citizens or outstanding examples for the architectural history of the city. " (HKB Translation taken from the introduction by Sheril Natalia Salazar Bayona)

"Concise and informative account of Colombian-Venezuelan border dispute. Written by Colombia's former minister of public works and transportation, describes evolution of Gulf of Venezuela boundary issue from independence through 1994. Relatively objective examination includes historical background, negotiations, agreements, and military incidents, the latter well illustrated with detailed maps. Rejects chauvinistic positions and concludes that remaining delimitation problems could be resolved peacefully in the context of a binational integration process"--Handbook of Latin American Studies,...