Política y constitución

"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)

De ratas y héroes - ¡Un periodista a 230 kilómetros por hora! - Cincuenta presos políticos abandonados en Bogotá - Los últimos sesenta segundos de Víctor Hugo Barragan - La guerra por la paz - Cuatro fusilados en busca de juez - Triunfa la literatura libertina, dice el crítico Gandon - Conversaciones amistosas en el pleito de ciegos y mudos - Botella al mar - Madre selva - El sueño y la pesadilla.

"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,...

Este libro busca responder a algunas preguntas relativas a la ciudad y la ciudadania. Particularmente, pretende explorar la manera como diferentes sectores sociales perciben su relacion con la esfera publica y se desenvuelven en ella mediante determinadas practicas politicas y comportamientos civicos. Al mismo tiempo, busca observar si algunos grupos de habitantes de Bogota consideran que las politicas adelantadas por las gestiones de los tres ultimos alcaldes de la ciudad, resaltando aquellas promovidas por Mockus y Penalosa, han tenido alguna repercusion en su manera de evaluar la politica...