Memoria

Illustrated and annotated guide of the public sculptures and monuments located in 3 sectors of the city of Bogotá: Downtown (61); North (19); West (22). This is the first volume of an editorial project that will document the 500 works of public art patrimony that are part of the urban history of the capital city. The guide includes biographical notes of each featured artist, historic photographs on each sector and referential maps. Includes public art by noted 19th and 20th century artists and sculptors like Pietro Tenerani, Edgar Negret, Jim Amaral, Fernando Botero, Alejandro Otero,...

"Palacios' long-awaited and indispensable synthesis of Colombian history. Lacks footnotes, but includes extensive, up-to-date bibliography. Concludes that it is urgent and not impossible for Colombia to develop a political system capable of resolving modern conflicts without relying on myths or manipulation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Lo divino y lo humano : El calendario festivo / Marcos González Pérez / - El Sagrado corazón ¿una cuestión política o de religiosidad popular? / Cecilia Henríquez / - Rito religioso y rito secular en una fiesta ecuatoriana / Ernesto Salazar / - La obediencia, fuente de poder. Masones y Jesuítas, siglo XIX / Amparo Ibáñez / - Bordes, pliegues, simbolos e imposiciones : Cultura y contracultura en América Latina / José Daniel García Sánchez / - Imaginarios urbanos en América Latina / Armando Silva / - Las ciudades de la noche roja. La cultura de la violencia a través de la salsa...

CONTENIDO: Retratos de un país asesino - Exorcismo a la violencia - Ni césares, ni caudillos - El poder del voto - Intelectuales en tiempos de crisis - La nación soñada: reflexiones finales.