El jefe supremo

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

"Ground-breaking, comprehensive multivolume history of the Huila dept. from pre-conquest to the present. Work is the product of the collaboration of diverse university faculty and regional specialists who utilized archival, published, and oral sources to write monographic essays on individual topics. Vol. 1 covers preconquest through the colonial era; vol. 2 covers independence through the 20th century; vol. 3 covers economic topics, social movements, colonization, government; vol. 4 covers education, daily life, women, health, diversions; vol. 5 covers literature, art, architecture....

Se analiza los principales hechos de la evolución de la crisis del neoliberalismo en el mundo y los problemas que están afrontando los países en desarrollo con el proceso de globalización desde el punto de vista político, social y económico.

El antagonismo social durante la violencia : la relación antagónica entre liberales y conservadores - Entre el populismo liberal y el fundamentalismo conservador - La cultura política campesina - El bandolerismo durante la violencia - Los perversos "chuladitas"--El problema de la alteridad - Guerra de símbolos y de signos - Bordes imprecisos entre identidades humanas y animales - Las masacres como síntoma social - Definición y estructura ritual de las masacres - Mutilaciones y cortes. Una ruptura real y simbólica del cuerpo - La imagen del cuerpo entre los campesinos - El síntoma en...