Medio ambiente y desarrollo

"Excellent study by a team of Colombian social scientists of the recent evolution of Colombian-Venezuelan relations and their process of integration. Analyzes Colombian and Venezuelan roles in the other country's foreign policy, evolution of bilateral relations (1989-92), commercial relations, and negotiations and agreements on border, commercial, transportation, energy, environmental, and other issues. Concludes that integration process has lost momentum and recommends the reduction of the number and complexity of issues under discussion, while focusing attention on implementation of...

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...

"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.

"The Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular, a well-known Colombian research center, coordinated analysis for this work as part of a multi-cultural project organized by the Asociación Peruana de Estudios y Investigaciones para la Paz. Investigates the culture of violence including its impact on daily life, the media, and the economy, as well as its relationship with narcotics and organized crime. Contributors are well-established scholars"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.