El federalismo en Colombia, 1810-1858

El autor da a conocer y analiza un episodio casi desconocido de cómo fue la participación de Colombia en el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas durante 1989 y 1990. Estos dos años fueron enriquecedores para el país y rescataron parte importante de su perfil internacional, ya que tuvo que ver con decisiones trascendentales sobre asuntos tales como la Guerra del Golfo, la invasión a Panamá, los territorios árabes ocupados, el proceso de paz en Centroamérica, la independencia de Namibia y el narcotráfico.

CONTENIDO: Ideas fundamentales de los partidos políticos de la Nueva Granada / Manuel María Madiedo / - Los partidos políticos en Colombia / José María Samper / - La libertad y el catolicismo / José María Samper / - Los partidos políticos en Colombia / Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera.

"The buildings recognized as assets of cultural interest that have been selected to be part of this book make sense as structuring elements within the historical construction of the environment and the city of Bogotá. These buildings are not only part of the different urban fragments but who, in many cases, were promoters of the development of their areas, outstanding landmarks of the urban form, cultural or social references for citizens or outstanding examples for the architectural history of the city. " (HKB Translation taken from the introduction by Sheril Natalia Salazar Bayona)

"Important contribution to the social history of the New Kingdom and Cartagena de Indias, in particular. Spanish efforts first to comprehend and then control, if not eliminate, indigenous and African forms of alleged magic, whether religious or medical, illustrated imperial imperatives of domination and cultural transformation of subject peoples. First half of book establishes definitions and structures within which confrontation of Spanish and non-Western belief systems clashed. Second half provides a series of illustrative case studies. A glossary and documentary appendices augment the...