Complejidad y conflicto armado

"The buildings recognized as assets of cultural interest that have been selected to be part of this book make sense as structuring elements within the historical construction of the environment and the city of Bogotá. These buildings are not only part of the different urban fragments but who, in many cases, were promoters of the development of their areas, outstanding landmarks of the urban form, cultural or social references for citizens or outstanding examples for the architectural history of the city. " (HKB Translation taken from the introduction by Sheril Natalia Salazar Bayona)

"Interesting collection of essays on the national security challenges faced by Colombia and Latin America in the 1990s. The authors agree given the conditions created by the end of the Cold War - the rise of globalization and interdependence and the consolidation of democracy in Latin America - the old notions of national security focused on anticommunism, US leadership, the central role of the military and the regional hypotheses of conflict should be replaced by a new doctrine aimed at strengthening democracy, promoting South American cooperation, restructuring military-civilian relations,...

CONTENIDO: Retratos de un país asesino - Exorcismo a la violencia - Ni césares, ni caudillos - El poder del voto - Intelectuales en tiempos de crisis - La nación soñada: reflexiones finales.

Grandes crímenes : Teresita la descuartizada / Daniel Samper Pizano / - Liberales en armas : la guerrillas del Llano / Eduardo Franco Isaza / - Un pleito insólito : el negrito que compró en Colombia Josephine Baker / - José Guerra / - Así era : Barranquilla, años cincuenta / Alberto Duque López / - Un costeño en el Vaticano : su santidad va de vacaciones / Gabriel García Márquez / - A bordo de ciudad de Tunja : grito en el mar : "¡mujer a proa!" / Germán Pinzón / - Una expedición por el Chocó : en busca del pájaro mancuá / Rafael Arango Villegas / - La vida bandolera : una...