The Colombia reader : history, culture, politics / / edited by Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, Marco Palacios, and Ana María Gómez López

• Pubblicazione: Durham : , : Duke University Press, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (657 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 986.1
• Soggetto geografico: Colombia History; Colombia Civilization; Colombia Politics and government
• Persona (resp. second.): Farnsworth-AlvearAnn <1965->; PalaciosMarco; Gómez LópezAna María <1981->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- I. Human Geography -- II. Religious Pluralities: Faith, Intolerance, Politics, and Accommodation -- III. City and Country -- IV. Lived Inequalities -- V. Violence -- VI. Change and Continuity in the Colombian Economy -- VII. Transnational Colombia -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Containing over one hundred selections—most of them published in English for the first time—The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports, songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, government documents, and scholarship to illustrate the changing ways Colombians from all walks of life have made and understood their own history. Comprehensive in scope, it covers regional differences; religion, art, and culture; the urban/rural divide; patterns of racial, economic, and gender inequalities; the history of violence; and the transnational flows that have shaped the nation. The Colombia Reader expands readers' knowledge of Colombia beyond its reputation for violence, contrasting experiences of conflict with the stability and significance of cultural, intellectual, and economic life in this plural nation.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Colombia reader
• ISBN: 0-8223-7386-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154735603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin America readers.