Mares de Colombia

"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...

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 muestra algunas cronicas de jovenes colombianos de 19 a 25 años de distintas condiciones sociales educativas y culturales que narran parte de sus vidas y posiciones frente a su ambiente social.

"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...

Se analiza, desde el enfoque disciplinario de la ciencia política, los múltiples factores y procesos asociados con las elecciones para Congreso y Presidencia de 2002. Los capítulos, elaborados por los más destacados analistas políticos colombianos y extranjeros, tratan del contexto electoral, los resultados de las elecciones, la decisión de voto, la distribución partidista de las curules en el Senado, género y política, el voto urbano y el impacto de la violencia en la participación electoral, y asimismo el importante asunto de la organización electoral.