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Historical Dictionary of Colombia
Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America and one of the continent's most populous nations. It has substantial oil reserves and is a major producer of gold, silver, emeralds, platinum, and coal, along with a significant number of natural resources. Colombia has also been ravaged by a decades-long violent conflict involving outlawed armed groups, drug cartels, and gross violations of human rights. Recently the country has made some progress towards improving security, and President Santos has pledged to continue to improve security by passing laws to strengthen the judicial system; a reform of the manner of distributing royalties paid by mining and petroleum companies; and a tougher law against corruption. The Historical Dictionary of Colombia covers the history of Colombia through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Colombia.
The Statesman's Yearbook 2012
Now in its 148th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: www.statesmansyearbook.com.
Consecuencias de la rivalidad entre Simón Bolívar y Manuel del Castillo
Dos personalidades altivas, Bolívar llega a Cartagena, Los emigrados van a los frentes de guerra, Un estratega excepcional, El comienzo de la discordia, Una discrepancia sustancial, La ley del Talión, 1814: un año nefasto, El Libertador regresa a la Nueva Granada, Del Castillo se niega a colaborar, De la efervescencia a la asonada, Prevenciones infundadas, Bolívar se dispone a cumplir su misión, Estrategia panfletaria, Gestiones infructuosas, El enorme costo de una discordia, Morillo se dirige a tierra firme, “El Pacificador” arriba a Santa Marta, Desembarco de las tropas realistas, La Ciudad Heroica prepara su defensa, Descalabros de los patriotas en Barú, Infortunios en el sur de la Provincia, El hambre agobia y el cerco se estrecha, El éxodo de los insurgentes, Los realistas toman posesión de la plaza, El consejo de guerra a los jefes independentistas, Un juicio sin garantías, Las respuestas de Manuel del Castillo en el juicio, Conclusiones.
Music, Race, and Nation
Long a favorite on dance floors in Latin America, the porro, cumbia, and vallenato styles that make up Colombia's música tropical are now enjoying international success. How did this music—which has its roots in a black, marginal region of the country—manage, from the 1940s onward, to become so popular in a nation that had prided itself on its white heritage? Peter Wade explores the history of música tropical, analyzing its rise in the context of the development of the broadcast media, rapid urbanization, and regional struggles for power. Using archival sources and oral histories, Wade shows how big band renditions of cumbia and porro in the 1940s and 1950s suggested both old traditions and new liberties, especially for women, speaking to a deeply rooted image of black music as sensuous. Recently, nostalgic, "whitened" versions of música tropical have gained popularity as part of government-sponsored multiculturalism. Wade's fresh look at the way music transforms and is transformed by ideologies of race, nation, sexuality, tradition, and modernity is the first book-length study of Colombian popular music.
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