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Violence in Columbia

The purpose of this research is to examine Violence in Colombia, a collection of academic essays dealing with the history and modern record of the intersection of political, social, and criminal activity in Colombia in the twentieth century, as well as information relevant to the subject that has been developed since the publication of the book. The plan of the research will be to set forth in general terms the pattern of ideas elaborated in the essays and the relevance of the collection to political discourse of Colombia and then to discuss how the culture of violence has affected politics, society, and economics in Colombia, both in the past and in the future.

The principal reason for Violence in Colombia's publication appears to have been to explain how the widely reported incidents of violence in Colombia in the modern period evolved from the realities of the political and social scene of the country over a period of decades dating from the time of independence from Spain in 1819. Indeed, to understand the phenomenon of violence in modern Colombia, it is important to recognize the background of political evolution in Latin America more generally, as well as the often complicated political history of the country itself. The essays in Violence in Colombia discuss how the political past of the country impinges on and in part determines the environment of its political present and the elements that make up its social and political structure on one hand and the overlay of violence on that structure on the other.

The mere chronology of Colombia's political history is an essay in violence. The revolutionary turmoil that swept through South America early in the nineteenth century stripped Spain of her mainland American colonies and created a number of new independent states. After 300 years of domination by the Spanish monarchy, the new nations were free to form their laws in accordance with their own aspirations and political ide...

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Violence in Columbia. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 04:49, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1711938.html