Estudio del comportamiento legislativo en Colombia

"La obra de Francisco Leal Buitrago recoge algunas de las principales contribuciones del sociólogo colombiano. El propósito de esta recopilación es celebrar la contribución de quien ha sido artífice fundamental del desarrollo de las ciencias sociales en Colombia y poner al alcance de las nuevas generaciones de estudiantes y académicos el conocimiento pionero producido por Leal. Los temas que ha tratado -la preocupación por el Estado y el régimen, la seguridad y las sucesivas crisis- son fieles reflejos de las épocas que ha vivido el país; no en vano sus publicaciones aún hoy forman ...

"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,...

"Discussion by academics, government officials, and private sector leaders on the virtues of reducing the role of the Colombian State in favor of private interests, with the objective of increasing economic efficiency. Although a selective process of privatization has long been praised as beneficial for economies such as Colombia's, major sales of nationalized industries have not yet been achieved and successive governments have failed to elaborate a comprehensive privatization plan. The authors describe the benefits of moving in this direction and point out that the new Constitution opens...

Los tres articulos reunidos en este libro pretenden aportar elementos al debate sobre el lugar del trabajo psicosocial en el contexto colombiano y sobre los dilemas eticos y politicos que el mismo plantea a quienes lo financian, lo promueven y lo realizan.

"A regional study of indigenous resistance to Spanish colonialism during the 16th-18th centuries, based on archival research, oral history, and secondary literature. The protagonists of the story include the Embera, the Burumia, the Tule, and the Carauta, who all lived near the Atrato river. Data on parcialidades, encomenderos, and population are presented in tables. Several maps illustrate the text"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Illustrated and annotated guide of the public sculptures and monuments located in 3 sectors of the city of Bogotá: Downtown (61); North (19); West (22). This is the first volume of an editorial project that will document the 500 works of public art patrimony that are part of the urban history of the capital city. The guide includes biographical notes of each featured artist, historic photographs on each sector and referential maps. Includes public art by noted 19th and 20th century artists and sculptors like Pietro Tenerani, Edgar Negret, Jim Amaral, Fernando Botero, Alejandro Otero,...