Country of Bullets - Chronicles of War (Paperback)

Juanita LeA3n has reported on the violence in her native war-torn Colombia for more than a decade. In "Country of Bullets" she provides a chronicle of what she has witnessed in the midst of one of the oldest civil wars in any Latin American nation. She breaks through the faAade of dogma and rhetoric of various groups, including the Marxist guerillas, right-wing paramilitary forces, and government troops, to examine the human aspects of Colombia's hostilities.
While the stories illustrate vital aspects of the war, territorial struggles for gold, oil, and coca, the motives of individual leaders, and the strategy of the Colombian army, LeA3n avoids the infamous scenes of war, focusing instead on its "commonplace" reality. She presents a unique account that highlights the amazing things normal people do in their struggles to live relatively ordinary lives. Published in Colombia as "PaA-s de plomo: CrA3nicas de Guerra," the book received third place for the 2006 Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Juanita Leon
Introduction by:	Mary Roldan
Translators:	Guillermo Bleichmar
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-4767-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	0-8263-4767-3
Barcode:	9780826347671

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