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A novelized account of the assassination of revolutionary leader Jacobo Prías Alape in 1960, considered a turning point in the years just preceding the emergence of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia.

"Six essays analyze Colombia/US relations in post-Cold War period and challenges facing Colombia as US seeks to impose an ill-conceived anti-narcotics policy. Discusses policy options (including drug legalization), alternatives to extradition, and US certification requirements"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Los estudios históricos en Colombia, situación actual y tendencias predominantes - Sobre la historia y la formación de historiadores - La sociedad indígena y su evolución posterior a la conquista - El proceso de manumisión en Colombia - El modo de producción precolombino - El régimen agrario durante la colonia - La tierra durante la República (siglo XIX y XX) - El sindicalismo durante el siglo XIX - La República conservadora - El fin de la economía exportadora.

"Discussion by academics, government officials, and private sector leaders on the virtues of reducing the role of the Colombian State in favor of private interests, with the objective of increasing economic efficiency. Although a selective process of privatization has long been praised as beneficial for economies such as Colombia's, major sales of nationalized industries have not yet been achieved and successive governments have failed to elaborate a comprehensive privatization plan. The authors describe the benefits of moving in this direction and point out that the new Constitution opens...