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Colombia's status as The Fourth Largest nation in Latin America and Third MOST Populous well as icts Largest export of Such disparate commodities as emeralds, books, Processed cocaine, and cut flowersmakes this, The First History of Colombia Written in English, in Much-needed book . It Tells The Remarkable Story of a Country That has Defied Consistently modern Latin American country stereotypesa WHERE military Dictators are Virtually unknown, Where the left IS politique congenitally weak, and urbanization and industrialization WHERE Spawned Have No Lasting populist movement.There to Colombia is More Than The Drug Trafficking and Violence That Have Recently Gripped The World's attention. In the front of Both cocaine wars and guerrilla conflict, The Country has Maintained Steady Economic Growth "as well as A Relatively open and Democratic Government was based two-party system. It has aussi Produced annually impressive body of art and Bushnell traces literature.David The Process of state-building in Colombia From The struggle for independence, territorial consolidation, and reform in The Nineteenth Century to Economic Development and Social and Political Democratization in The Twentieth. He aussi Shed Light On The modern history of Latin America as a Whole.CommentsCaron Bushway says... While in need of an update, David Bushnell's comprehensive and insightful review of modern Colombian history provides a solid grounding for anyone attempting to learn about or understand the complexities of Colombia. Posted on September 20, 2010 Reita Duranceau says... This is the best English language history of Colombia available.It follows the history of the country, from its disjointed past to its integrated yet violent present.Bushnell joins traditional "great man" history with current "socieconomic" and "cultural" history.He expresses unqualified admiration for Carlos Lleras Restrepo, and has good things to say about Rafael Nunez, Rafael Reyes, Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, Cesar Gaviria, Gustavo Rojas Piniblla, Francisco de Paula Santander and even Laureano Gomez.He acknowledges the country's ancestral commitment to economic stability and political moderation (which it traces, among other reasons, to the influence of coffee culture and of the country's traditional poverty), its historic yet slowly eroding loyalty to the Catholic religion and its cultural distinctiveness. He also provides data to explode the myth that the country is run by a land-owning, violent oligarchy, or that Colombian GDP is mainly drug related, or that the country has historically been more violent than its neighors. He doesn't make the mistake of allowing his own prejudices to determine what he choses to highlight, while at the same time refraining from moral relativism.He acknowledges both good and bad in all main characters and groups in the country's history, and remains mostly optimistic about its future. The bibliographic section is priceless, even for Colombians.If you'd like to go beyond generalities and pious nonsense about Colombia, read this book and then, if still interested, round it up with Henderson's "When Colombia Bled" and Safford and Palacios' "Colombia. Fragmented Land, Divided Society".A great list of books on Colombia is available in Amazon.com: just look at Bert Ruiz's "My Favorite Books on Colombia" for more, apposite material. Posted on September 22, 2010 Mike Schoninger says... Americans have a very biased view of this country, with its long history of democracy and excellent education system as well as its drug lords and endemic violence. Part of this problem stems from the lack of accurateinformation about Colombia.This book is the only one I could find inEnglish that gives an accurate overview of the history and to a lesserdegree culture of the country.While academic in its approach, it is stillaccessible to the lay reader, and anyone interested in learning more aboutColombia should make sure to read it cover-to-cover. Posted on September 22, 2010 Betty Britto says... I really enjoyed this book, if you are a history buff you will too!I couldn't put it down, had it read within 2 days. Posted on September 23, 2010 Rolland Nicolaus says... This book is an adequate introduction to Colombia for those people who currently only think that Colombia is a country full of cocaine dealers, vicious killers and leftist guerillas. This book is successful in putting these stereotypes in their proper places. My biggest complaint with this book is that it is a history of presidents, wars and important people; i.e., a traditional style of history. In order to dig deeper into the background behind the current situation in Colombia, I suggest people visit Human Rights Watch and pick up some of their reports on the human rights situation in Colombia. They are very enlightening, especially on the role of the US in Colombia's violence. Posted on September 24, 2010 Alana Dequinzio says... Great book. Buy it! you will learn a lot from Colombia! I am reading this for my Contemporary Colombian History class. Bushnell is easy to read, and he keeps you interested...unlike other writers like MARCO PALACIO...bad. So, buy it, it just flows. Posted on September 24, 2010 Edward Shariat says... Anyone attempting to decipher the complexities of the Colombian crisis must start with this text.It is comprehensive and objective. Posted on September 24, 2010 Narcisa Binkley says... The conflict in Colombia isn t easily explained, or studied however this book may provide a first glance on Colombia, and mainly the why's of the present conflict. It invites to some reflection, which always turns out tobe incredibly useful. Posted on September 25, 2010 Katelyn Mcanany says... The chapters dealing with Colombia's early history are fascinating but the later chapters, dealing with more recent events, seem to expose some of the author's own bias. Jenny Pearce's "Colombia: Inside the Labyrinth" provides a harder hitting analysis of modern Colombian politics. Bushnell's book is still worth reading for its analysis of the early centuries in Colombia -- the influence of which is being felt to this day. Posted on September 29, 2010 Darby Record says... An excellend and promissing beginning but the closer to modern era the poorer the coverage. For the coverage after La Violencia I would turn to Palacios' Between Legitimacy and Violence." Posted on September 30, 2010 Leave a Comment |
