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Cristina Rojas - Civilization and Violence - 9780816634316 - V9780816634316
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Civilization and Violence

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Description for Civilization and Violence Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, 1 port. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 265.

Civilization and violence are not necessarily the antagonists we presume-withcivilization taming violence, and violence unmaking civilization. Focusing on postindependence Colombia, this book brings to light the ways in which violenceand civilization actually intertwined and reinforced each other in the development of postcolonial capitalism.

The narratives of civilization and violence, Cristina Rojas contends, play key roles in the formation of racial, gender, and class identities; they also provide pivotal logic to both the formation of the nation and the processes of capitalist development. During the Liberal era of Colombian history (1849-1878), a dominant creole elite enforced a "will to civilization" that sought to create a new world in its own image. Rojas explores different arenas in which ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816634316
SKU
V9780816634316
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