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Author:   James D. Henderson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780786479177

ISBN 10:   0786479175
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   24 February 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Left and Right of Violence and Illegal Drugs in Colombia Song of Love (Between My Country and Me) by Luz Marina Posada 1. Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975 Dynamism of the 1965–1975 Period Colombia’s Iron Triangle of Violence Rise of the Drug Culture in the United States Initial U.S. and Colombian Responses to Illegal Drugs, 1965–1975 2. The Illegal Drug Hydra, 1970–1983 Colombia Gold Cocaine Comes to Colombia Drugs, Violence, Impunity The Cartels’ Golden Moment, 1978–1983 3. The Cartels’ War Against the State, 1984–1994 The Extraditables The New Violence Democratic Responses to the Violence Moment of Hope 4. The Guerrillas’ War Against the State Introduction: Guerrillas and Drugs The Guerrillas During Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975 Guerrilla Advance During the Illegal Drug Boom, 1975–1993 The Guerrilla Offensive of 1994–2002 5. The Paramilitary Offensive Introduction: Civil Defense and Impunity Paramilitary Growth During the 1970s and 1980s The ­Narco-Paramilitary The Paramilitary Offensive of 1994–2002 6. Colombia Gets Tough, 2002–2013 The Uribe Phenomenon Plan Colombia Slogging Toward Peace Conclusion Victim of Globalization Illegal Drugs and Colombia’s New Violence Post-Conflict Colombia Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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James D. Henderson specializes in modern Latin American and Colombian history. He taught at Coastal Carolina University until his retirement in 2014. He lives in Conway, South Carolina.

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