Colombia : territorial rule and the Llanos frontier / Jane M. Rausch. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rausch, Jane M., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Llanos--Colombia--History.

Llanos.

Frontier and pioneer life--Llanos (Colombia and Venezuela).

Frontier and pioneer life.

Colombia--History--1903-1946.

Colombia.

Colombia--History, Local.

Frontier and pioneer life--Colombia--Llanos.

Llanos--History--Colombia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 285 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Fascinating and well-researched account of the efforts by the three Colombian presidents who ruled during the so-called 'Liberal Republic' (1930-46) to develop and incorporate the vast expanses of territory to the east of the Andes known commonly as the Llanos. Concludes that although some progress was made in the more accessible departments of Meta, Arauca, and Casanare, the reforms 'did not change the basic structure of the Llanos frontier or its relationship to the highlands as it had been developing over the previous three centuries' (p. 216). Instead, the advent of the Violencia largely halted efforts and reinforced status of eastern Colombia as a haven for people fleeing from conflict elsewhere. Essential reading for anyone wishing to better understand why the Llanos became the focus of the Colombian drug trade and the main stronghold of the country's largest guerrilla force"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas

Contents:

pt. I. Territorial Rule during the Liberal Republic. 1. The Territories before 1930. 2. Laying the Foundation: Enrique Olaya Herrera, 1930-1934. 3. "Revolution on March": Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, 1934-1938. 4. Consolidation: Eduardo Santos, 1938-1942. 5. The Last Hurrah: Lopez Pumarejo and Alberto Lleras Camargo, 1942-1946. Liberal Territorial Rule: An Appraisal

pt. II. The Liberals and the Llanos Frontier. 6. The Comisarias of Vichada and Arauca: The Far Eastern Frontier. 7. The Intendancy of Meta: "The Future of Columbia" 8. Boyaca's Province of Casanare: The Forgotten Frontier. The Llanos Frontier on the Eve of La Violencia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8130-2377-7