Blood and Fire by Mary Roldn
Between 1946 and 1958 there was a surge of violence in Colombia that left 200,000 dead in one of the worst conflicts our hemisphere has ever experienced. This little-studied period of terror, is known as La Violencia. This title deals with La Violencia.
“Mary RoldÁn’s enduring commitment to the history of Colombia, and to the principles of thoroughness, fairness, and accuracy, combine to make this a truly exceptional bookColombia is perhaps the least-known or understood country in Latin America, and yet the United States’ involvement with it only continues to grow. By following the day-to-day evolution of partisan conflict in the region of Antioquia during the dreadful period of carnage remembered simply as la Violencia, RoldÁn makes possible a crucial understanding of the current violence in that beautiful and baffling Andean country.”-Alma Guillermoprieto, author of Looking for History: Dispatches from Latin America “This marvelous book makes important contributions in multiple ways. Beyond her nuanced analysis of the la Violencia and of sociopolitical values and ethnic/racial attitudes in Antioquia, Roldan illuminates important features of the political system. Her work, already influential among scholars working on twentieth-century Colombia, fortunately will now be available to a wider audience.”-Frank Safford, author of Colombia: Fragmented Land, Divided Society
Mary Roldan is Associate Professor of Latin American History at Cornell University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822329183 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822329182 |
| Title | Blood and Fire |
| Author | Mary Roldn |
| Series | Latin America Otherwise |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2002-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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