Catalogo general detallado del Archivo Central del Cauca

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

A lengthy background essay on a 2007 World Court decision adjudicating a territorial dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia, as well as two 1898 documents related to the historic background of the case.

CONTENIDO: El apoyo campesino y la expansión guerrillera - Bienes colectivos e incentivos selectivos: las fronteras del poder estatal - Comando Quintín Lame. Por la defensa de los derechos indígenas - La emergencia de los movimientos insurgentes - El foquismo y su fracaso en América Latina - Fundamentos para una sociología de la guerrilla - Insurgencia crónica, empate negativo y proceso de paz - El manifiesto de Simacota.

Vistazo a la muestra - Respaldo a una democracia estable en Colombia - Corrupción y democracia - Estado de derecho y criminalidad - Gobiernos locales y democracia - Comportamiento electoral - Capital social y participación de la sociedad civil - Derechos armados y conflicto armado.