Jane M. Rausch

From Frontier Town to Metropolis

A History of Villavicencio, Colombia, since 1842

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Although Villavicencio, the capital of the Department of Meta, is located just 120 miles from Bogoto, the 19,000-foot-high eastern Andean Cordillera lies between the two cities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780742554733
• ISBN-10: 0742554732
• Artikelnr.: 21900319

Autorenporträt

Jane M. Rausch

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Llanos Frontier and the Founding of Villavicencio
Chapter 2: Villavicencio during the Federation Era: 1863-1888
Chapter 3: Villavicencio during the Era of Regeneration: 1886-1899
Chapter 4: War and Dictatorship: 1899-1909
Chapter 5: Capital of the National Intendancy of Meta: 1909-1930
Chapter 6: Villavicencio during the Liberal Republic: 1930-1946
Chapter 7: La Violencia and Its Impact on Villavicencio: 1947-1953
Chapter 8: The Rojas Pinilla Dictatorship and the Pacification of the
Llanos: 1953-1958
Chapter 9: Villavicencio during the National Front: 1957-1974
Chapter 10: Villavicencio, 1974 to the Present: The Search for Civic
Identity
Chapter 11: Villavicencio and the Llanos Frontier

Rezensionen

By looking at Colombia from Villavicencio, Rausch writes a history from the middle, one that looks up toward the somber highland capital of Bogota, and out toward the exuberant eastern plains. This is a history of civic urbanity and the rude countryside, of urban violence and the prosperous plains. The inhabitants of Villavicencio live continuously in times that are both peaceful and violent. Villavicencio turns out to be a microcosm of Colombia. -- Herbert Tico Braun, University of Virginia This topic is intrinsically interesting as well as important, and Jane Rausch makes it into a good story without shortchanging the requirements of analysis. -- David Bushnell, University of Florida