Colombia
Subtitle: a brutal history
By: Geoff Simons.
Publisher: Saqi
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Violence -- Colombia -- History -- 20th century; Colombia -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-372) and index.
Table of contents: title: The historical roots; title: The struggle for stability (1903 to 1980s); title: Ravaged by the drug trade (1980s to late-1992); title: Drugs, exploitation and revolt (late-1992 to May 1994); title: The Samper question (January 1994 to October 1996); title: War by various means (September 1996 to October 1997); title: Human rights, terror and law; title: Looking to Washington (October 1997 to May 1998); title: Pastrana to power (May 1998 to October 1999); title: The US involvement; title: War without end? (November 1999 to September 2001); title: War on terrorism? (September 2001 to ?); title: Appendices: Agreed agenda for peace talks between Colombian government and FARC rebels (6 May 1999); title: Plan Colombia; title: Clinton proposal (11 January 2000) and Senate proposal (20 October 1999) in response to Plan Colombia; title: Text of FARC communiqué (March 2000)