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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790577703321

Autore

Rausch Jane M. <1940->

Titolo

Territorial rule in Colombia and the transformation of the Llanos Orientales [[electronic resource] /] / Jane M. Rausch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, 2013

ISBN

0-8130-4633-5

0-8130-4844-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

986.1

Soggetti

Llanos - Colombia - History

Frontier and pioneer life - Colombia

Llanos (Colombia and Venezuela) History

Llanos (Colombia and Venezuela) Social life and customs

Colombia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Llanos frontier on the eve of la violencia -- The violencia and its impact on the Llanos, 1946-1953 -- Rojas Pinilla and the pacification of the Llanos, 1953-1957 -- Territorial rule during the national front and its aftermath, 1958-1978 -- The contemporary era, 1978-2010 -- Changing concepts of the Llanos frontier in the last half of the twentieth century.

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the Llanos Orientales of Colombia (an area that, up to the 1980's, could still be considered frontier) and the effects of the discovery of petroleum in the region and the rapid growth that ensued.