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Author : Pan American Union
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Bogotá, Colombia's Capital City written by Pan American Union and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Edward Stanfield
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292745605
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Of Beasts and Beauty written by Michael Edward Stanfield and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All societies around the world and through time value beauty highly. Tracing the evolutions of the Colombian standards of beauty since 1845, Michael Edward Stanfield explores their significance to and symbiotic relationship with violence and inequality in the country. Arguing that beauty holds not only social power but also economic and political power, he positions it as a pacific and inclusive influence in a country “ripped apart by violence, private armies, seizures of land, and abuse of governmental authority, one hoping that female beauty could save it from the ravages of the male beast.” One specific means of obscuring those harsh realities is the beauty pageant, of which Colombia has over 300 per year. Stanfield investigates the ways in which these pageants reveal the effects of European modernity and notions of ethnicity on Colombian women, and how beauty for Colombians has become an external representation of order and morality that can counter the pathological effects of violence, inequality, and exclusion in their country.
Author : Anthony McFarlane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521894494
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (944 download)
Download or read book Colombia Before Independence written by Anthony McFarlane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes and analyzes economic and political developments in Colombia during the final century of Spanish rule. Its purpose is threefold: first, to provide a general portrait of Colombian society during the late colonial period, showing the character of economic, social, and political life in the territory's principal regions; second, to assess the impact on the region of European imperialist expansion during the eighteenth century; and third, to provide a context for understanding the causes of independence. The book offers the only available survey of Colombian history and historiography for this period.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756682401
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book E-encyclopedia written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-10-20 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In partnership with Google, the most extensive and respected search engine on the Web, DK presents the E.encyclopedia, a revolutionary approach to children's reference publishing. A superbly illustrated general encyclopedia on the subjects children most want and need to learn about, the E.encyclopedia is classic DK-quality publishing paired with cutting-edge design. The E.encyclopedia includes nine thematic sections in the encyclopedia including space, earth, history and human body with coverage of over 600 subjects and links to over 1,000 approved sites plus sound buttons, virtual tours and live footage online. There's no need to be stuck with homework ever again.
Author : Tom Feiling
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1846145848
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (461 download)
Download or read book Short Walks from Bogotá written by Tom Feiling and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now travel to Colombia and South America is on the rise, and it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? Writer and journalist Tom Feiling, author of the acclaimed study of cocaine The Candy Machine, has journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were until recently too dangerous to travel, to paint a fresh picture of one of the world's most notorious and least-understood countries. He talks to former guerrilla fighters and their ex-captives; women whose sons were 'disappeared' by paramilitaries; the nomadic tribe who once thought they were the only people on earth and now charge $10 for a photo; the Japanese 'emerald cowboy' who made a fortune from mining; and revels in the stories that countless ordinary Colombians tell. How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? Why is one of the world's most unequal nations also one of its happiest? How is it rebuilding itself after decades of violence, and how successful has the process been so far? Vital, shocking, often funny and never simplistic, Short Walks from Bogota unpicks the tangled fabric of Colombia, to create a stunning work of reportage, history and travel writing.
Author : Thomas Streissguth
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822509332
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Colombia in Pictures written by Thomas Streissguth and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and illustrations present detailed information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of traditional and modern Columbia.
Author : Jill Dubois
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 160870808X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Colombia written by Jill Dubois and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Colombia. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World� series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life.
Author : James D. Henderson
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 1563247445
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (632 download)
Download or read book A Reference Guide to Latin American History written by James D. Henderson and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2000 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to Latin American history includes a chronology of key events from pre-Columbian history through the present, a thematic survey following each topic (economic change, cultural development, politics and government) across time, and 300 biographies of Latin Americans throughout history.
Author : Stephen Keeling
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 0241246717
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Colombia written by Stephen Keeling and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brand new for 2015, The Rough Guide to Colombia provides in-depth, expert coverage of one of South America's fastest-growing destinations. Get the lowdown on street art in Bogotá and colonial architecture in Cartagena, stay on a working finca in the emerald green hills of the Zona Cafetera or hike through pristine jungle to reach a remote white sand beach in Tayrona National Park. Packed full of practical information on getting around and where to stay and eat, The Rough Guide to Colombia has more than 50 full-colour maps, along with suggested itineraries and regional highlights. The Rough Guide to Colombia authors have explored the mysterious tombs of Tierradentro, been white-water rafting in San Gil, trekked to Ciudad Perdida, the "lost city" of the Indigenous Tairona, and soaked up salsa in Cali and Barranquilla so you can too. Or follow in the footsteps of Gabriel García Márquez, dive in Caribbean reefs off Providencia and motor along jungle-smothered waterways in the Amazon. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Colombia.
Author : Lina Del Castillo
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496205839
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Crafting a Republic for the World written by Lina Del Castillo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of independence, Spanish American leaders perceived the colonial past as looming over their present. Crafting a Republic for the World examines how the vibrant postcolonial public sphere in Colombia invented narratives of the Spanish "colonial legacy." Those supposed legacies included a lack of effective geographic knowledge, blockages to a circulatory political economy, existing patterns of land tenure, entrenched inequalities, and ignorance among popular sectors. At times collaboratively, and at times combatively, Colombian leaders tackled these "colonial" legacies to forge a republic in a hostile world of monarchies and empires. The highly partisan, yet uniformly republican public sphere crafted a vision of a virtuous nation that, unlike the United States, had already abolished slavery and included Indians as citizens. By the mid-nineteenth century, as suffrage expanded to all males over twenty-one, Colombian elites nevertheless tinkered with territorial divisions and devised new constitutions to manage the alleged "colonial legacy" affecting the minds of popular voters. The book explores how the struggle to be at the vanguard of radical republican equality fomented innovative contributions to social sciences, including geography, cartography, political ethnography, constitutional science, history, and the calculation of equity through land reform. Paradoxically, these efforts created a kind of legal pluralism reminiscent of the Spanish monarchy during the "colonial" period.
Author : Maarten van Ham
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303064569X
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality written by Maarten van Ham and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book investigates the link between income inequality and socio-economic residential segregation in 24 large urban regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. It offers a unique global overview of segregation trends based on case studies by local author teams. The book shows important global trends in segregation, and proposes a Global Segregation Thesis. Rising inequalities lead to rising levels of socio-economic segregation almost everywhere in the world. Levels of inequality and segregation are higher in cities in lower income countries, but the growth in inequality and segregation is faster in cities in high-income countries. This is causing convergence of segregation trends. Professionalisation of the workforce is leading to changing residential patterns. High-income workers are moving to city centres or to attractive coastal areas and gated communities, while poverty is increasingly suburbanising. As a result, the urban geography of inequality changes faster and is more pronounced than changes in segregation levels. Rising levels of inequality and segregation pose huge challenges for the future social sustainability of cities, as cities are no longer places of opportunities for all.
Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2386 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 2386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Doug Stokes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848131194
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)
Download or read book America's Other War written by Doug Stokes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-29 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This controversial book maintains that in Colombia the US has long supported a pervasive campaign of state violence directed against both armed insurgents and a wide range of unarmed progressive social forces. While the context may change from one decade to the next, the basic policies remain the same: maintain the pro-US Colombian state, protect US economic interests and preserve strategic access to oil. Colombia is now the third largest recipient of US military aid in the world, and the largest by far in Latin America. Using extensive declassified documents, this book shows that the so-called "war on drugs", and now the new war on terror in Colombia are actually part of a long-term Colombian "war of state terror" that predates the end of the Cold War with US policy contributing directly to the human rights situation in Colombia today.
Author : Gabriela Castro-Fontoura
Publisher : Harriman House Limited
ISBN 13 : 0857195441
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)
Download or read book The SME Guide to Latin America written by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first edition of Doing Business with Latin America was published, the region was growing and the possibilities were endless. However, the recent global economic slowdown has hit Latin America, too, and so a second edition was needed in order to help British SMEs understand this new context and maximise their opportunities for success in more challenging times. In this fully revised second edition, Gabriela Castro-Fontoura, a native Latin America with wide experience in the UK, shares in a simple and friendly manner, what every UK SME needs to know about doing business with Latin America: the geography and the people of a fascinating continent; the exciting range of opportunities, as well as honestly exposing the barriers and how to handle them. From business etiquette to import barriers, from currency issues to how to organise a market visit, Gabriela explores the wealth of information that is out there, interviewing key business owners and experts, and translating this into a thoroughly researched yet very user-friendly book, with British efficiency and Latin American charm! The second edition addresses questions such as: How has Latin America changed in the last three years? How do you deal with a less buoyant region? Where are the opportunities now? Why is Latin America still a region worth considering in your export strategy? How do you go about doing business in this region today? A world of possibilities opens up for UK SMEs that know where to look. This book aims to be their first window into Latin America.
Author : Christopher P. Baker
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426209509
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book National Geographic Traveler: Colombia written by Christopher P. Baker and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive travel guide to Colombia, with full-color illustrations, photos, and maps, along with information on cultural and historical sites, hotels and restaurants, shopping, and entertainment.
Author : Daniel Windsor
Publisher : Interactive Media Licensing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Bogota Travel Guide written by Daniel Windsor and published by Interactive Media Licensing. This book was released on 2024-06-19 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled high in the Andes Mountains, Bogotá stands as a bustling metropolis steeped in culture, history, and natural beauty. As the capital of Colombia, this city offers a unique blend of old-world charm and modern amenities, making it a captivating destination for travelers from around the globe. With its pleasant climate, diverse neighborhoods, and rich cultural heritage, Bogotá beckons visitors to explore its many facets. Whether you're wandering through its historic streets lined with colonial architecture, sampling delicious Colombian cuisine in local markets, or immersing yourself in the vibrant arts scene, Bogotá promises an unforgettable experience. Prepare to be enchanted by the warmth of its people, known for their hospitality and passion for life. From the lively Plaza de Bolívar to the serene Montserrate mountain towering over the city, Bogotá offers something for everyone. Join us on a journey through Bogotá, where every corner reveals a new story and every encounter leaves a lasting impression. Let the charm of Colombia's capital city capture your heart and ignite your sense of adventure.
Author : Sarah De Capua
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761417156
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Colombia written by Sarah De Capua and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the geography, people, food, schools, recreation, celebrations, and language of Colombia.
