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Gaitán of Colombia : A Political Biography / Richard E. Sharpless.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sharpless, Richard E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Populism--Colombia--Biography.
- Populism.
- Populism--Colombia.
- Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer, 1898?-1948.
- Gaitán, Jorge Eliécer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 229 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1978.
- Summary:
- This book provides a detailed account of the political career of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, the populist leader of Colombia during the 1930s and 1940s.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I. The Formative Years, 1898-1928
- Part II. Testing the System, 1928-1944
- Part III. Gathering Momentum, 1944-1946
- Part IV. The Drive for Power, 1946-1948
- Part V. Epitaph and Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Matter.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822976196
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