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Containing over one hundred selections—most of them published in
English for the first time—The Colombia Reader presents a rich
and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial
era to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports,
songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, government documents, and
scholarship to illustrate the changing ways Colombians from all
walks of life have made and understood their own history.
Comprehensive in scope, it covers regional differences; religion,
art, and culture; the urban/rural divide; patterns of racial,
economic, and gender inequalities; the history of violence; and the
transnational flows that have shaped the nation. Â The
Colombia Reader expands readers' knowledge of Colombia beyond its
reputation for violence, contrasting experiences of conflict with
the stability and significance of cultural, intellectual, and
economic life in this plural nation.
Between Legitimacy and Violence is 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. Marco Palacios, a leading Latin American historian,
skillfully blends political, economic, social, and cultural
history. In an expansive chronological narrative full of vivid
detail, he explains Colombia's political history, discussing key
leaders, laws, parties, and ideologies; corruption and
inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government
institutions, which, while stable and enduring, are unable to
prevent frequent and extreme outbursts of violence. Palacios traces
the trajectory of the economy, addressing agriculture (particularly
the economic significance of coffee), the development of a
communication and transportation infrastructure, industrialization,
and labor struggles. Palacios also gives extensive attention to
persistent social inequalities, the role of the Catholic Church,
demographic shifts such as urbanization and emigration, and
Colombia's relationship with the United States. Offering a
comparative perspective, he frequently contrasts Colombia with
other Latin American nations. Throughout, Palacios offers a helpful
interpretive framework, connecting developments with their causes
and consequences. By thoroughly illuminating Colombia's past,
Between Legitimacy and Violence sheds much-needed light on the
country's violent present.
Containing over one hundred selections-most of them published in
English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and
multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era
to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports,
songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, government documents, and
scholarship to illustrate the changing ways Colombians from all
walks of life have made and understood their own history.
Comprehensive in scope, it covers regional differences; religion,
art, and culture; the urban/rural divide; patterns of racial,
economic, and gender inequalities; the history of violence; and the
transnational flows that have shaped the nation. The Colombia
Reader expands readers' knowledge of Colombia beyond its reputation
for violence, contrasting experiences of conflict with the
stability and significance of cultural, intellectual, and economic
life in this plural nation.
In this book, Marco Palacios explores the history of Colombia as a coffee-producer, and the implications that coffee has had for its economy, society, and politics since the middle of the nineteenth century. He provides a history of the commercialization of the crop, and relates it to the general evolution of Colombian society, an evolution often determined by coffee even in areas remote from the crop itself. The book also covers the development of the specific institutions that have been set up to manage coffee affairs, and their role in the Colombian state. Since the last quarter of the nineteenth century coffee has been the mainstay of the Colombian economy, and no historian, economist, or sociologist interested in the country can escape its importance; nor can anyone interested in the commodity ignore Colombia. This is the first work on the subject to appear in English.
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