Obra de Francisco Leal Buitrago

Cuando mis colegas Angelika Rettberg y Laura Wills me sorprendieron con la idea de reeditar algunos de mis libros, manifestaron que esperaban que al final de esas publicaciones se presentara también un libro sobre mis memorias. Comencé entonces a recordar. De ahí en adelante, sobre la base de un esquema inicial que remendé varias veces, el problema mayúsculo fue enfrentar retos a mi memoria, particularmente sobre las fechas de acontecimientos especiales que me venían a la mente de manera atropellada. Han sido setenta y pico de años de vida para recordar, desde que tenía siete abriles...

"As the Samper government was rocked by allegations of drug-related corruption in the presidential campaign of 1994, Colombia's endemic crisis of governability, violence, and political participation took a dramatic turn for the worse. Moreover, Colombia/US bilateral relations degenerated into mutual accusations and recriminations. In this book, several of Colombia's leading political analysts assess this crisis and its implications for the maintainance of political stability and consolidation of democracy"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Este libro forma parte de un estudio más extenso sobre el comportamiento legislativo en Colombia, en el que participaron varios profesores e investigadores del Departamento de Ciencia Política del a Universidad de los Andes. Es un intento de interpretación histórica del proceso político colombiano, analizando desde un punto de vista estrictamente científico"--Tomado de la contracarátula.

"Innovative volume, which begins with precolumbian Muiscas and ends in 1940s, inserts history of chicha drinking within broader legislative and medical history of Colombia. Relationship between hygiene, nation-building, urban expansion, and growth of popular culture is explored within this framework"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Una reflexión sobre la estructura de la lucha contrainsurgente en Colombia y su función en la configuración, conservación y reproducción del orden. Desentraña la lógica argumentativa de los discursos que justifican la guerra contrainsurgente, demostrando su naturaleza preventiva y punitiva. A partir de ello analiza la restauración de la seguridad y la construcción social del odio como factores subjetivos de movilización social contra "lo insurgente" y el afán de conservación del poder, expresado en la custodia de la propiedad, como factor objetivo de la guerra.

"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...

"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...