Civilization and violence : regimes of representation in nineteenth-century Colombia / Cristina Rojas ; foreword by Michael J. Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rojas, Cristina.

Series:

Borderlines (Minneapolis, Minn.) ; v. 19.

Borderlines ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Colombia.

Violence.

Elite (Social sciences)--Colombia--History--19th century.

Elite (Social sciences).

Power (Social sciences)--Colombia.

Power (Social sciences).

Capitalism--Colombia--History--19th century.

Capitalism.

Colombia--Civilization--19th century.

Colombia.

Colombia--Economic conditions--19th century.

Colombia--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Civilization as History; 1. The Will to Civilization; 2. Civilization and Violence; 3. The Political Economy of Civilization; 4. The Subalterns' Voices; 5. The Will to Civilization and Its Encounter with Laissez-Faire; 6. Representation, Violence, and the Uneven Development of Capitalism; Conclusion: Civilizations-Clash or Desire?; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9069-3

OCLC:

614925469