Palacios Between Legitimacy and Violence

A History of Colombia, 1875–2002
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8789-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

Reihe: Latin America in Translation

Comprehensive overview of modern Colombian history considers why Colombia's long-established, stable political institutions have not been able to prevent frequent and extreme violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palacios, Marco

Weitere Mitwirkende

Stoller, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.