☰

Evil Hour in Colombia

Evil Hour in Colombia
- International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions.
- New
- Mint Condition
- Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
- Guaranteed packaging
In the English-speaking world, Colombia is the least understood of Latin American countries. Its human tragedy is generally ignored or exploited for political ends. In this work, Forrest Hylton, who lives and works in Colombia, explores its history of 150 years of political conflict, characterized by radical-popular mobilization and reactionary repression.

Evil Hour in Colombia shows how patterns of political conflict, from the mid-nineteenth century to today's guerilla narco-traffickers and paramilitaries, explain the wear currently destroying Colombian lives, property, communities and territory. In doing so, it traces how Colombia's "coffee capitalism" gave way to the cattle and cocaine republic of the 1980s, and how land, wealth, and political power have been steadily accumulated by the light-skinned top of the social pyramid through a brutal combination of terror, expropriation, and exploitation.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2006-10-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844675517

You might also like...

Violence in Colombia, 1990-2000: Waging War and Negotiating Peace (Latin American Silhouettes)

Violence in Colombia, 1990-2000: Waging War and Negotiating Peace (Latin American Silhouettes)

The Assassination of Gaitán: Public Life and Urban Violence in Colombia

The Assassination of Gaitán: Public Life and Urban Violence in Colombia

The Dispossessed: Chronicles of the Desterrados of Colombia

The Dispossessed: Chronicles of the Desterrados of Colombia

Blood and Fire: La Violencia in Antioquia, Colombia, 1946-1953

Blood and Fire: La Violencia in Antioquia, Colombia, 1946-1953

Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia (California Series in Public Anthropology)

Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia (California Series in Public Anthropology)

Of Centaurs And Doves: Guatemala's Peace Process

Of Centaurs And Doves: Guatemala's Peace Process

Planet of Slums

Planet of Slums

Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia

Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia

More Terrible Than Death: Drugs, Violence, and America's War in Colombia

More Terrible Than Death: Drugs, Violence, and America's War in Colombia