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The author details her early years in Paris, where she was raised amidst diplomats, literary masters, and artists, and her return to her native Colombia, where, as a senator, she went up against the powerful drug cartels.

Este libro propone una aproximación distinta al problema de la guerra de Corea: una mirada desde ?adentro?, desde la dimensión cultural que es sin duda un determinante imprescindible de toda la realidad histórica. Sin desconocer los aportes del enfoque contextual histórico-político-castrense, la perspectiva de este trabajo se desplaza de la tradicional esfera socioeconómica a la de la experiencia y de las representaciones; de los sistemas estructurados a las situaciones vividas; de las normas colectivas a las estrategias singulares. El propósito del documento, además de 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.

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...