Inside Colombia
Drugs, Democracy, and War
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2004
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-3443-5 (ISBN)
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8135-3443-5 (ISBN)
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Offers a valuable introduction and quick reference guide to this complex nation. With chapters devoted to history, human rights issues, the economy, drugs, the controversial antidrug intervention known as Plan Colombia, and relations with the US, the book offers an easily accessible and comprehensive overview.
The South American nation of Colombia has seen more than forty years of unrest, conflict, and civil war. It is a country in which social violence and warfare are intricately intertwined. Colombia is also notorious for its drug trade, being one of the leading producers of cocaine in the world, and for its central role as a staging ground for the U.S. “war on drugs.” Since 9/11 the Bush administration has sought to draw political links between the Colombian drug trade, guerrilla organizations, and terrorism.
Inside Colombia offers a valuable introduction and quick reference guide to this complex nation. With chapters devoted to history, human rights issues, the economy, drugs, the controversial antidrug intervention known as Plan Colombia, and relations with the United States, the book offers an easily accessible and comprehensive overview. Readers will learn about the major players in the conflicts, significant political figures, how Colombia’s economy has fared in the twentieth century, how the country’s geography influences its politics and economy, and how U.S. intervention shapes Colombia’s political scene.
The South American nation of Colombia has seen more than forty years of unrest, conflict, and civil war. It is a country in which social violence and warfare are intricately intertwined. Colombia is also notorious for its drug trade, being one of the leading producers of cocaine in the world, and for its central role as a staging ground for the U.S. “war on drugs.” Since 9/11 the Bush administration has sought to draw political links between the Colombian drug trade, guerrilla organizations, and terrorism.
Inside Colombia offers a valuable introduction and quick reference guide to this complex nation. With chapters devoted to history, human rights issues, the economy, drugs, the controversial antidrug intervention known as Plan Colombia, and relations with the United States, the book offers an easily accessible and comprehensive overview. Readers will learn about the major players in the conflicts, significant political figures, how Colombia’s economy has fared in the twentieth century, how the country’s geography influences its politics and economy, and how U.S. intervention shapes Colombia’s political scene.
Dr. Grace Livingstone is a journalist and academic, specializing in Latin American affairs. She has reported for the BBC World Service, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent on Sunday and the New Statesman. She is an affiliated lecturer at the Center of Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge.
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jenny Pearce
Introduction
Chapter 1: Human Rights
Chapter 2: History
Chapter 3: The Economy
Chapter 4: Drugs
Chapter 5: Plan Colombia
Chapter 6: The United States and Colombia
Chapter 7: Facts and figures
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Vorwort | Jenny Pearce |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Brunswick NJ |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 397 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8135-3443-7 / 0813534437 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8135-3443-5 / 9780813534435 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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