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\"Royalist Indians and slaves in the northern Andes engaged with the ideas of the Age of Revolution (1780-1825), such as citizenship and freedom. Although generally ignored in recent revolution-centered versions of the Latin American independence processes, their story is an essential part of the history of the period. In Indian and Slave Royalists in the Age of Revolution, Marcela Echeverri draws a picture of the royalist region of Popayâan (modern-day Colombia) that reveals deep chronological layers and multiple social and spatial textures. She uses royalism as a lens to rethink the temporal, spatial, and conceptual boundaries that conventionally structure historical narratives about the Age of Revolution. Looking at royalism and liberal reform in the northern Andes, she suggests that profound changes took place within the royalist territories. These emerged as a result of the negotiation of the rights of local people, Indians and slaves, with the changing monarchical regime\"-- Provided by publisher.

\"Democracy and Displacement in Colombia's Civil Waroffers novel and important research on how and why violence is deployed during civil wars.\"-Winifred Tate, author ofDrugs, Thugs and Diplomats \"Democracy and Displacement in Colombia's Civil Warhas all of the hallmarks of a classic work on forced migration and Colombian politics. It is a pleasure to read, well argued, and carefully researched.\"-Idean Salehyan, author ofRebels without Borders Democracy and Displacement in Colombia's Civil Waris one of few books available in English to provide an overview of the Colombian civil war and drug war. Abbey Steele draws on her own original field research as well as on Colombian scholars' work in Spanish to provide an expansive view of the country's political conflicts. Steele shows how political reforms in the context of Colombia's ongoing civil war produced unexpected, dramatic consequences: democratic elections revealed Colombian citizens' political loyalties and allowed counterinsurgent armed groups to implement political cleansing against civilians perceived as loyal to insurgents. Combining evidence collected from remote archives, more than two hundred interviews, and quantitative data from the government's displacement registry, Steele connects Colombia's political development and the course of its civil war to purposeful displacement. By introducing the concepts of collective targeting and political cleansing, Steele extends what we already know about patterns of ethnic cleansing to cases where expulsion of civilians from their communities is based on nonethnic traits.

El artículo analiza el primer ejercicio de gobierno del partido político Unión Patriótica (UP) en el municipio de Apartadó (Antioquia, Colombia) durante el período 1988-1990. Se examinan las prácticas políticas a través de las cuales se materializó su propuesta de gobierno democrático, así como los mecanismos empleados para fomentar el poder popular local. El estudio de esta administración resulta relevante, pues constituyó una de las primeras experiencias de gobierno de izquierda en Colombia, al margen del sistema bipartidista tradicional. En este sentido, el artículo aporta a la historia política de la Unión Patriótica en su ejercicio de gobierno local y contribuye al estudio de la trayectoria de las izquierdas en América Latina. La reconstrucción del relato histórico sobre este gobierno se basa en documentos oficiales conservados en el Archivo Municipal de Apartadó y en notas de prensa del Semanario Voz. El análisis parte de los conceptos de poder popular, democracia y prácticas políticas. Los resultados evidencian que los gobiernos de izquierda de la Unión Patriótica lograron transformar la realidad local en favor de los sectores marginados, particularmente en lo que respecta a las demandas de vivienda y participación popular. The article analyzes the first exercise of governance of the political party Unión Patriótica (UP) in the municipality of Apartadó (Antioquia, Colombia) during the period 1988-1990. It examines the political practices through which its proposal for democratic governance was brought to life, as well as the mechanisms employed to foster local popular power. The study of this administration is relevant since it constituted one of the first experiences of left-wing governance in Colombia, aside from the traditional two-party system. In this sense, the article contributes to the political history of the Unión Patriótica in its exercise of local governance and puts in to the study of the trajectory of left-wing initiatives in Latin America. The reconstruction of the historical narrative about this government is based on oficial documents preserved in the Municipal Archive of Apartadó and press notes from the Semanario Voz. The analysis is grounded on the concepts of popular power, democracy, and political practices. The results show that the left-wing governments of the Unión Patriótica managed to transform the local reality in favor of marginalized sectors, particularly in terms of housing demands and popular participation. O artigo analisa o primeiro exercício de governo do partido político Unión Patriótica (UP) no municipio de Apartadó (Antioquia, Colômbia), no período compreendido entre1988 a 1990. Examina as práticas políticas por meio das quais se materializou sua proposta de governo democrático, assim como os mecanismos empregados para fomentar o poder popular local. O estudo desta administração é importante, pois constitui uma das primeiras experiências de governo da esquerda na Colômbia, à margem do sistema bipartidário tradicional. Neste sentido, o artigo contribui à história política da Unión Patriótica em seu exercício como governo local e promove, também, o estudo da trajetória das esquerdas na América Latina. A reconstrução do relato histórico sobre este governo é baseada em documentos oficiais preservados no Arquivo Municipal de Apartadó e em notas de prensa do Semanário Voz. A análise parte dos conceitos de “poder popular”, “democracia” e “práticas políticas”. Os resultados evidenciam que os governos da esquerda da Unión Patriótica lograram transformar a realidade local em favor dos sectores marginados, particularmente no que se refere às demandas por moradia e participação popular.

Studies the complex constraints and trade-offs the second administration of Colombian President Uribe (2006–2010) encountered as it attempted to resolve that nation’s violent Marxist insurrection and to have a more efficient judicial system Fighting Monsters in the Abyss offers a deeply insightful analysis of the efforts by the second administration of Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2006–2010) to resolve a decades-long Marxist insurgency in one of Latin America’s most important nations. Continuing work from his prior books about earlier Colombian presidents and yet written as a stand-alone study, Colombia expert Harvey F. Kline illuminates the surprising successes and setbacks in Uribe’s response to this existential threat. In State Building and Conflict Resolution in Colombia, 1986–1994 , Kline documented and explained the limited successes of Presidents Virgilio Barco and César Gaviria in putting down the revolutionaries while also confronting challenges from drug dealers and paramilitary groups. The following president Andrés Pastrana then boldly changed course and attempted resolution through negotiations, an effort whose failure Kline examines in Chronicle of a Failure Foretold . In his third book, Showing Teeth to the Dragons , Kline shows how in his first term President Álvaro Uribe Vélez more successfully quelled the insurrection through a combination of negotiated demobilization of paramilitary groups and using US backing to mount more effective military campaigns. Kline opens Fighting Monsters in the Abyss with a recap of Colombia’s complex political history, the development of Marxist rebels and paramilitary groups and their respective relationships to the narcotics trade, and the attempts of successive Colombian presidents to resolve the crisis. Kline next examines the ability of the Colombian government to reimpose rule in rebel-controlled territories as well as the challenges of administering justice. He recounts the difficulties in the enforcement of the landmark Law of Justice and Peace as well as two significant government scandals, that of the “false positives” (“falsos positivos”) in which innocent civilians were killed by the military to inflate the body counts of dead insurgents and a second scandal related to illegal wiretapping. In tracing Uribe’s choices, strategies, successes, and failures, Kline also uses the example of Colombia to explore a dimension quite unique in the literature about state building: what happens when some members of a government resort to breaking rules or betraying their societies’ values in well-intentioned efforts to build a stronger state?

A bittersweet and vital play that throws a spotlight on 'Generation Rent' and the lengths they will go to in order to get that first step on the property ladder.Rachel and Ben want to buy a flat in London. And so do their friends, Melanie and Sam. But what with rent, tax, student loans and bills, it's impossible to save for a deposit.So the foursome come up with a fast-track solution to the problem: live together. Sneakily split the rent and bills on a tiny one-bedroom flat for a year. But with paper-thin walls and space growing sparser by the day, which will they sacrifice first - the friendship, the relationship, or the dream of buying their own property?Matt Hartley's play Deposit premiered at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs in 2015, and was revived there (in this revised and updated version) in 2017. [Texto de la editorial]

All societies around the world and through time value beauty highly. Tracing the evolutions of the Colombian standards of beauty since 1845, Michael Edward Stanfield explores their significance to and symbiotic relationship with violence and inequality in the country. Arguing that beauty holds not only social power but also economic and political power, he positions it as a pacific and inclusive influence in a country \"ripped apart by violence, private armies, seizures of land, and abuse of governmental authority, one hoping that female beauty could save it from the ravages of the male beast.\" One specific means of obscuring those harsh realities is the beauty pageant, of which Colombia has over 300 per year. Stanfield investigates the ways in which these pageants reveal the effects of European modernity and notions of ethnicity on Colombian women, and how beauty for Colombians has become an external representation of order and morality that can counter the pathological effects of violence, inequality, and exclusion in their country.

In Of Love and Other Passions Guiomar Dueñas-Vargas delves into the world of emotions among the bourgeois elite in Bogotá from the end of the colonial period to 1870. While most studies of the period focus solely on the country's political activity, Dueñas-Vargas shows how Colombia's social, cultural, and political changes transformed the meaning of love, which contributed to the evolution of new models of femininity and masculinity. By examining sources such as personal letters and diaries, Dueñas-Vargas presents the emotional profiles of families and couples, demonstrating how their conduct challenged the established order. As lovers insisted on choosing their own mates rather than marrying spouses selected by their parents, they undermined the patriarchal structure of Colombian society. Such decisions unveil the many functions women assumed in both public and private life and how they participated in the invention of a nation.

Garry Leech has written the definitive introduction to the FARC, examining the group's origins, aims, and ideology, and looking at its organizational and operational structures. The book also investigates the FARC's impact on local, regional, and global politics and explores its future direction. 'Rebels' is an exciting and innovative new series looking at contemporary rebel groups and their place in global politics. Written by leading experts, the books serve as definitive introductions to the individual organizations, whilst seeking to place them within a broader geographical and political framework. They examine the origins, ideology and future direction of each group, whilst posting such questions as 'When does a \"rebel\" political movement become a \"terrorist\" organization?' and 'What are the social-economic drivers behind political violence?'. Provocative and original, the series is essential reading for anyone interested in how rebel groups operate today.

In recent decades, Bolivia, Colombia, Italy, and Venezuela have all faced the turmoil and democratic crisis of party system collapse. In Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse, Jana Morgan analyzes the causes of such collapse. She does so through a detailed examination of Venezuela's traumatic party system decay as well as comparative analysis of seven other countries. Collapse occurs when the party system as a whole is unable to provide adequate linkage between society and the state, failing to furnish programmatic representation, integration of major societal interests, or clientelist exchanges. Linkage decays when party systems face challenges that jeopardize their core strategies at the same time that they are constrained in their ability to adapt and to confront these threats. If this decay is unchecked and linkage of all sorts fails, then the bankrupt party system collapses.

Since 1964, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country's own military. Civilians in Colombia face a range of abuses from all sides, including killings, disappearances and rape—and more than four million have been forced to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moon describe the most widespread of Colombia's human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives. NARRATORS INCLUDE: MARIA VICTORIA, whose fight against corruption as a hospital union leader led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding. DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary's training camp. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support. Download the corresponding lesson plans on the Voice of Witness website.