Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Violence in Colombia : The Contemporary Crisis in Historical Perspective (Latin American Silhouettes), Hardback Book

Violence in Colombia : The Contemporary Crisis in Historical Perspective (Latin American Silhouettes) Hardback

Part of the Latin American Silhouettes series

Hardback

Description

Colombia has long suffered under such violence that it is now one of the most convulsed societies in the world.

Far from being the result of solely the drug trade, the country's contemporary crisis stems from La Violencia ("The Violence"), a period of terror, political banditry and peasant unrest that plagued Colombia between the 1940s and the 1960s.

The 14 essays in this collection examine La Violencia and its effects on current conditions, placing today's violence in its historical context.

The contributors are specialists in social science, history and related fields, from the United States, Colombia and other countries.

They not only examine the roles played by the drug mafia, guerillas and class conflict, but also suggest reforms that will offer a fundamental challenge to Colombian society.

Information

Save 13%

£38.00

£32.85

 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information

Also in the Latin American Silhouettes series  |  View all