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The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics
A Farnsworth-Alvear
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Description for The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Hardback. Containing over one hundred selections ranging from songs, artwork, and poetry, to journalism, oral history, and scholarship-most published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multi-layered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. Editor(s): Farnsworth-Alvear, Ann; Palacios, Marco; Gomez Lopez, Ana Maria. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 648 pages, 103 illustrations (incl. 8 page color insert). BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBTB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Containing over one hundred selections—most of them published in English for the first time—The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports, songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, government documents, and scholarship to illustrate the changing ways Colombians from all walks of life have made and understood their own history. Comprehensive in scope, it covers regional differences; religion, art, and culture; the urban/rural divide; patterns of racial, economic, and gender inequalities; the history of violence; and the transnational flows that have shaped the nation. The ... Read moreexpands readers' knowledge of Colombia beyond its reputation for violence, contrasting experiences of conflict with the stability and significance of cultural, intellectual, and economic life in this plural nation. Show Less
Containing over one hundred selections—most of them published in English for the first time—The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports, songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, government documents, and scholarship to illustrate the changing ways Colombians from all walks of life have made and understood their own history. Comprehensive in scope, it covers regional differences; religion, art, and culture; the urban/rural divide; patterns of racial, economic, and gender inequalities; the history of violence; and the transnational flows that have shaped the nation. The ... Read moreexpands readers' knowledge of Colombia beyond its reputation for violence, contrasting experiences of conflict with the stability and significance of cultural, intellectual, and economic life in this plural nation. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Series
The Latin America Readers
Number of Pages
648
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822362074
SKU
V9780822362074
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About A Farnsworth-Alvear
Ann Farnsworth-Alvear is Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Dulcinea in the Factory: Myths, Morals, Men, and Women in Colombia's Industrial Experiment, 1905–1960, also published by Duke University Press. Marco Palacios is Professor at El Colegio de México and Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, and the author of many books, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics
"Including a wide range of photographs and reproductions of works of art, this remarkable and exciting collection is an indispensable work for all libraries, all scholars of Colombia, Latin Americanists of all sorts, and any interested reader. Essential. All levels/libraries."
J. M. Rosenthal
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"This book will allow us to write, teach, and tell not only different ... Read more
J. M. Rosenthal
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"This book will allow us to write, teach, and tell not only different ... Read more