Obra de Francisco Leal Buitrago

"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.

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...

Accompanying CD-ROM, in pocket at end of tomo 2 contains ... "Documentos importantes para la Historia de la revolución de la República de Colombia."--CD-ROM label.

"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.

These two stories, one poetic in the prosaic and the other prosaic poetic, represent the survival of love and the imposition of the death, including the bridge of life trying to happen in Colombia, where it is only possible to claim recognition in small private stories--Publisher.