Porque la sangre es espíritu

Durante dos décadas, Gustavo Gómez Córdoba ha coleccionado, con la seriedad de un entomólogo, frases ingeniosas, desafortunadas, divertidas o irreverentes que ha leído en prensa y Twitter y oído en radio y televisión. En las páginas de 41 mil palabras sobre Colombia, el dinero, el sexo, la masturbación, el infierno, los bebés, el periodismo, la pereza, el fútbol y Twitter, hay una divertida historia oral de Colombia contada por personajes como Daniel Samper Pizano y Daniel Samper Ospina, Shakira, el perfil falso en Twitter de Fernando Vallejo, Héctor Abad Faciolince, Camilo Duran...

"Careful and detailed portrayal of the professorial community and scholarly culture in the New Kingdom. Rightly insisting that intellectual development in Nueva Granada is not limited to the era of Charles III, despite an analytical focus on the Enlightenment, Silva traces growth of the university corporation over the entire colonial period in terms of numbers, identity, and influence"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"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.