Between Legitimacy and Violence: A History of Colombia, 1875-2002

by Marco Palacios

Book Overview

Between Legitimacy and Violence is an authoritative, sweeping history of Colombia's "long twentieth century," from the tumultuous civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. Marco Palacios, a leading Latin American historian, skillfully blends political, economic, social, and cultural history. In an expansive chronological narrative full of vivid detail, he explains Colombia's political history, discussing key...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822337673
• ISBN13: 9780822337676
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"