Systems of Violence: The Political Economy of War and Peace in Colombia

by Nazih Richani

Book Overview

This book examines the political, economic, and military factors that have contributed to thirty-seven years of protracted violent conflict in Colombia. Using four years of field research, and more than two hundred interviews, Nazih Richani examines Colombia's "war system"--the systemic interlacing relationship among actors in conflict, their respective political economy, and also the overall political economy of the system they help in creating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438446934
• ISBN13: 9781438446936
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"