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Colombia's Diversity Problem

Author : J.M. Porup
Publisher : J.M. Porup
ISBN 13 : 098800691X
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Colombia's Diversity Problem written by J.M. Porup and published by J.M. Porup. This book was released on 2012-06-23 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris, New York, Peru -- they all have a symbol. An icon that draws people from around the world. But what about Colombia? It has everything a tourist might want -- except for this all-important photo opportunity. At the invitation of the Colombian Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Lonely Planet Colombia author J.M. Porup delivered the following speech at Club El Nogal in Bogotá. In it he argues there is only one way for Colombia to compete in the global tourism market -- the one way most Colombians would least expect. Includes a new essay, "The Elephant in the Room." Incluye traducción al español

Of Beasts and Beauty

Author : Michael Edward Stanfield
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292745605
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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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.

Violence in Colombia

Author : Charles W. Bergquist
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Violence in Colombia written by Charles W. Bergquist and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colombia has long suffered under such violence that it is now one of the most convulsed societies in the world. Far from being the result of solely the drug trade, the country's contemporary crisis stems from La Violencia (The Violence), a period of terror, political banditry and peasant unrest that plagued Colombia between the 1940s and the 1960s. The 14 essays in this collection examine La Violencia and its effects on current conditions, placing today's violence in its historical context.

Becoming Black Political Subjects

Author : Tianna Paschel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069118075X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Black Political Subjects written by Tianna Paschel and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After decades of denying racism and underplaying cultural diversity, Latin American states began adopting transformative ethno-racial legislation in the late 1980s. In addition to symbolic recognition of indigenous peoples and black populations, governments in the region created a more pluralistic model of citizenship and made significant reforms in the areas of land, health, education, and development policy. Becoming Black Political Subjects explores this shift from color blindness to ethno-racial legislation in two of the most important cases in the region: Colombia and Brazil. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research, Tianna Paschel shows how, over a short period, black movements and their claims went from being marginalized to become institutionalized into the law, state bureaucracies, and mainstream politics. The strategic actions of a small group of black activists—working in the context of domestic unrest and the international community's growing interest in ethno-racial issues—successfully brought about change. Paschel also examines the consequences of these reforms, including the institutionalization of certain ideas of blackness, the reconfiguration of black movement organizations, and the unmaking of black rights in the face of reactionary movements. Becoming Black Political Subjects offers important insights into the changing landscape of race and Latin American politics and provokes readers to adopt a more transnational and flexible understanding of social movements.

America's Other War

Author : Doug Stokes
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848136129
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book America's Other War written by Doug Stokes and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 194 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.

Elusive Justice

Author : Donny Meertens
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299325601
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Elusive Justice written by Donny Meertens and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years of violence perpetrated by guerrillas, paramilitaries, and official armed forces in Colombia displaced more than six million people. In 2011, as part of a larger transitional justice process, the Colombian government approved a law that would restore land rights for those who lost their homes during the conflicts. However, this restitution process lacked appropriate provisions for rural women beyond granting them a formal property title. Drawing on decades of research, Elusive Justice demonstrates how these women continue to face numerous adverse circumstances, including geographical isolation, encroaching capitalist enterprises, and a dearth of social and institutional support. Donny Meertens contends that women's advocacy organizations must have a prominent role in overseeing these transitional policies in order to create a more just society. By bringing together the underresearched topic of property repayment and the pursuit of gender justice in peacebuilding, these findings have broad significance elsewhere in the world.

Antiblackness

Author : Moon-Kie Jung
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478013168
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Antiblackness written by Moon-Kie Jung and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antiblackness investigates the ways in which the dehumanization of Black people has been foundational to the establishment of modernity. Drawing on Black feminism, Afropessimism, and critical race theory, the book's contributors trace forms of antiblackness across time and space, from nineteenth-century slavery to the categorization of Latinx in the 2020 census, from South Africa and Palestine to the Chickasaw homelands, from the White House to convict lease camps, prisons, and schools. Among other topics, they examine the centrality of antiblackness in the introduction of Carolina rice to colonial India, the presence of Black people and Native Americans in the public discourse of precolonial Korea, and the practices of denial that obscure antiblackness in contemporary France. Throughout, the contributors demonstrate that any analysis of white supremacy---indeed, of the world---that does not contend with antiblackness is incomplete. Contributors. Mohan Ambikaipaker, Jodi A. Byrd, Iyko Day, Anthony Paul Farley, Crystal Marie Fleming, Sarah Haley, Tanya Katerí Hernández, Sarah Ihmoud, Joy James, Moon-Kie Jung, Jae Kyun Kim, Charles W. Mills, Dylan Rodríguez, Zach Sell, João H. Costa Vargas, Frank B. Wilderson III, Connie Wun

Colombia

Author : Jill Dubois
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 160870808X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)

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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.

Every Day The River Changes

Author : Jordan Salama
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1646221613
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Every Day The River Changes written by Jordan Salama and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhilarating travelogue for a new generation about a journey along Colombia’s Magdalena River, exploring life by the banks of a majestic river now at risk, and how a country recovers from conflict. "Richly observed." —Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review An American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story of the Río Magdalena, nearly one thousand miles long, the heart of Colombia. This is Gabriel García Márquez’s territory—rumor has it Macondo was partly inspired by the port town of Mompox—as much as that of the Middle Eastern immigrants who run fabric stores by its banks. Following the river from its source high in the Andes to its mouth on the Caribbean coast, journeying by boat, bus, and improvised motobalinera, Salama writes against stereotype and toward the rich lives of those he meets. Among them are a canoe builder, biologists who study invasive hippopotamuses, a Queens transplant managing a failing hotel, a jeweler practicing the art of silver filigree, and a traveling librarian whose donkeys, Alfa and Beto, haul books to rural children. Joy, mourning, and humor come together in this astonishing debut, about a country too often seen as only a site of war, and a tale of lively adventure following a legendary river.

Cultures of Anti-racism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : Peter Wade
Publisher : University of London Press
ISBN 13 : 9781908857552
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book Cultures of Anti-racism in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Peter Wade and published by University of London Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin America's long history of showing how racism can co-exist with racial mixture and conviviality offers useful ammunition for strengthening anti-racist stances. This volume asks whether cultural production has a particular role to play within discourses and practices of anti-racism in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors analyse music, performance, education, language, film and art in diverse national contexts across the region. The book also places Latin American and Caribbean racial formations within a broader global context and sets out the premise that the region provides valuable opportunities for thinking about anti-racism when recent political events have made ever more fragile the claims that, at least in Europe and the United States, we exist in a 'post-racial' world.

Anti-Drug Policies in Colombia

Author : Alejandro Gaviria
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN 13 : 0826503756
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Anti-Drug Policies in Colombia written by Alejandro Gaviria and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years after the declaration of the "war on drugs" by President Nixon, the debate on the effectiveness and costs of the ban is red-hot. Several former Latin American presidents and leading intellectuals from around the world have drawn attention to the ineffectiveness and adverse consequences of prohibitionism. This book thoroughly analyzes the drug policies of one of the main protagonists in this war. The book covers many topics: the economics of drug production, the policies to reduce consumption and decrease supply during the Plan Colombia, the effects of the drug problem on Colombia's international relations, the prevention of money laundering, the connection between drug trafficking and paramilitary politics, and strategies against organized crime. Beyond the diversity in topics, there is a common thread running through all the chapters: the need to analyze objectively what works and what does not, based on empirical evidence. Presented here for the first time to an English-speaking audience, this book is a contribution to a debate that urgently needs to transcend ideology and preconceived opinions.

Afrodescendants, Identity, and the Struggle for Development in the Americas

Author : Bernd Reiter
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 162895163X
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Afrodescendants, Identity, and the Struggle for Development in the Americas written by Bernd Reiter and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous people and African descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean have long been affected by a social hierarchy established by elites, through which some groups were racialized and others were normalized. Far from being “racial paradises” populated by an amalgamated “cosmic race” of mulattos and mestizos, Latin America and the Caribbean have long been sites of shifting exploitative strategies and ideologies, ranging from scientific racism and eugenics to the more sophisticated official denial of racism and ethnic difference. This book, among the first to focus on African descendants in the region, brings together diverse reflections from scholars, activists, and funding agency representatives working to end racism and promote human rights in the Americas. By focusing on the ways racism inhibits agency among African descendants and the ways African-descendant groups position themselves in order to overcome obstacles, this interdisciplinary book provides a multi-faceted analysis of one of the gravest contemporary problems in the Americas.

Cierre de minas

Author : Roberto C. Villas-Bôas & Maria Laura Barreto
Publisher : CYTED-CETEM
ISBN 13 : 8572271325
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book Cierre de minas written by Roberto C. Villas-Bôas & Maria Laura Barreto and published by CYTED-CETEM. This book was released on 2000 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mine Closure :Iberoamerican Experiences

Gender Equality, HIV and Education

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO
ISBN 13 : 9230011193
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Gender Equality, HIV and Education written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reterritorializing the Spaces of Violence in Colombia

Author : Constanza López López Baquero
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003844588
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Reterritorializing the Spaces of Violence in Colombia written by Constanza López López Baquero and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-05 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines how violence and resilience is experienced in urban spaces, and explores the history of a variety of people told from the perspective of the margins. Reterritorializing the Spaces of Violence in Colombia provides critical and empirical examples of individuals and groups who believe in their collective power, reject war and violence, and manifest their resistance through art and activism in ways that rethread the social fabric. This book is the result of extensive fieldwork conducted over ten years in Medellín and Bogotá and it brings into focus the ways that hip hop, poetry, urban art, and the creation of communities and shared experiences bring about new ways to dignify life and inhabit the city. It analyses the contemporary history of Colombia by drawing on the critical perspectives and tools of various disciplines. It also puts into dialogue the diverse and innovative scholarship from the North and the South that addresses inequality, violence, trauma and resilience. Most importantly, it focuses on the challenges that women and young people face today in situations of conflict and post-conflict. This book will be of interest for researchers and students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as readers interested in issues of human rights and the history of the Americas.

Indigenous Responses to Mining in Post-Conflict Colombia

Author : Diana Carolina Arbeláez Ruiz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000934772
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Indigenous Responses to Mining in Post-Conflict Colombia written by Diana Carolina Arbeláez Ruiz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Indigenous responses to mining and their connection to peacebuilding, focusing on the experience of the Nasa Indigenous people of North Cauca during the most recent Colombian post-agreement transition. Amid an armed conflict that has disproportionally affected and targeted the Nasa, as well as ongoing processes of dispossession and oppression, the Nasa have built a tradition of organised, peaceful resistance. This book examines the nature of their responses to mining and how this is linked to peacebuilding, with a focus on how resistance is shaped and enacted to respond to the relationship mineral extraction has with violence and peace. The work is exploratory, ethnographic and interdisciplinary in nature, sitting in the intersection between the anthropology of mining, development studies and peace and conflict studies. The author presents and analyses narratives, participant responses, and her own experiences to illustrate the context and interconnected processes shaping Nasa responses to mining during this transition period. The book will bring international readers closer to these intricate dynamics, where access is otherwise limited because of security, cultural, linguistic and other barriers. The book provides a novel perspective on post-conflict mining governance by focusing on the Nasa’s active role in responding to mining in a post-agreement, transitional context. It highlights, and encourages engagement with, the often-overlooked role of morality in debates about nature and development. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners of the extractive industries, natural resource management, conflict management and peacebuilding, Indigenous Peoples and Latin American studies.

Birds of Colombia

Author : Otto Pfister
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1399406558
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book Birds of Colombia written by Otto Pfister and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive photographic guide to the fantastic avifauna of Colombia. With a spectacular range of habitats and one of the richest avifaunas of any country on earth, Colombia is home to an extraordinary total of almost 2,000 species of birds. It is quickly becoming one of South America's most popular wildlife and birding destinations, boasting more than 70 endemic species. The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of Colombia provides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that are regularly seen in the region. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in Colombia is also included. Portable yet authoritative, this is the perfect guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich country.