Forgotten Peace: Reform, Violence, and the Making of Contemporary Colombia Volume 3

by Robert A. Karl

Book Overview

Forgotten Peace examines Colombian society's attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere's worst mid-century conflict and shows how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. Robert A. Karl reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial elites, and urban intellectuals during a crucial conjuncture that saw reformist optimism transform into alienation. In addition to offering a sweeping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520293932
• ISBN13: 9780520293939
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"