My Life As A Colombian Revolutionary
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My Life As A Colombian Revolutionary
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Author : María Eugenia Vásquez Perdomo
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2005
My Life As A Colombian Revolutionary written by María Eugenia Vásquez Perdomo and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In My Life as a Colombian Revolutionary, María Eugenia Vásquez Perdomo presents a gripping account of her experiences as a member of M-19, one of the most successful guerrilla movements in Colombia's tumultuous modern history. Vásquez's remarkable story opens with her happy childhood in a middle-class provincial household in which she was encouraged to be adventurous and inquisitive. As an eighteen-year-old university student in Bogotá, María Eugenia embraced radical politics and committed herself to militant action to rid her country of an abusive government. Dedicated and daring, Vásquez took part in some of the M-19's boldest operations in the 1970s and 1980s and became one of its leaders. She was able to avoid detection for nearly twenty years in the movement because she was both clever and considered too attractive to be a guerrillera. Her vivid narrative brings to life the men and women who were her comrades and conveys their anxiety and exhilaration as they carried out their actions. When she tells of her love affairs with some of M-19's top leaders, she cannot separate romance from camaraderie or escape a sense of impending tragedy. If Vásquez gave us only a rare insider's account of youth culture and a guerrilla movement in a Latin American country, this would be a book well worth reading. But she also gives us an unsparing analysis of what it meant to be a woman in the movement and how much her commitment to radical politics cost her. Author note: María Eugenia Vásquez Perdomo is Director, Fundación Mujer y Futuro (NGO: Woman and Future Foundation), working in coordination with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the project "Mujer y Derechos" (Women and Rights), which serves women forcibly displaced by the armed conflict. The Spanish-language edition of this book, published as Escrito para no morir, was awarded the Colombian National Prize for Testimonial Literature in 1998. Lorena Terando is Assistant Professor of Translation at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Life In My Father S Shadow
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Author : Rocío Velásquez Dresser
language : en
Publisher: Fortis Publishing
Release Date : 2024-03-18
Life In My Father S Shadow written by Rocío Velásquez Dresser and has been published by Fortis Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-18 with Fiction categories.
In the backdrop of 1960s Colombia, the author's world is defined by her father, a notorious figure known simply to most as 'The Doctor.' Dr. Velásquez is a rebel, a man of principles and a prodigious communist organizer in the Americas with ties to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and a prime target of the CIA with a bounty on his head. The 'Doctor' is forced into hiding leaving his daughter grappling with the void, bereft of the father she adores. Amid the chaos of the era, in an attempt to find him, she unravels the intricate tapestry of his clandestine life that intertwines politics, loyalty, and familial bonds. As the eldest of four siblings, she shoulders the responsibility of helping to raise her brothers and sister, witnessing her mother's sacrifices to safeguard the family. 'Life in My Father's Shadow, ' paints a poignant portrait of loss and redemption, exploring the depths of the author's yearning for a father she feels she barely knows as the book delves into the fervent political landscape of Colombia. A powerful, ravishing story of loyalty, political commitment, belief, hope and family bonds.
Until Death Do Us Part
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Author : Ingrid Betancourt
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Until Death Do Us Part written by Ingrid Betancourt and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Ingrid Betancourt, a senator and a presidential candidate in Colombia, grew up among diplomats, literati, and artists who congregated at her parents' elegant home in Paris, France. Her father served as Colombia's ambassador to UNESCO and her mother, a political activist, continued her work on behalf of the country's countless children whose lives were being destroyed by extreme poverty and institutional neglect. Intellectually, Ingrid was influenced by Pablo Neruda and other Latin American writers like Gabriel García Márquez, who frequented her parents' social circle. She studied at École de Sciences Politiques de Paris, a prestigious academy in France. From this charmed life, Ingrid Betancourt -- not yet thirty, happily married to a French diplomat, and a mother of two children -- returned to her native country in the late 1980s. On what was initially just a visit, she found her country under internal siege from the drug cartels and the corrupt government that had allowed them to flourish. After seeing what had become of Colombia's democracy, she didn't feel she could leave. Until Death Do Us Part is the deeply personal story of a woman who gave up a life of comfort and safety to become a political leader in a country being slowly demolished by terrorism, violence, fear, and a pervasive sense of hopelessness. It is a country where democracy has been sacrificed for the well-being of the few, where international criminals determine policy, and where political assassinations are a way of life. Now forty, Ingrid Betancourt has been elected and reelected as a representative and as a senator in Colombia's national legislature. She has founded a political party that has openly confronted Colombia's leaders and has earned the respect of a nation. And now she has become a target of the establishment and the drug cartels behind it. Forced to move her children out of Colombia for protection against death threats, Ingrid Betancourt remained and continued to fight the political structure that has crumbled under the destructive power of the paramilitary forces, the financial omnipotence of the drug cartels, and the passivity of governmentfor-sale. Here is a political cocktail that has destroyed countless lives in Colombia and has spread to countries beyond its borders. A memoir of a life in politics that reads like a fastpaced political thriller, Until Death Do Us Part -- already an international bestseller -- is a hair-raising account of one woman's fight against the establishment. It is a story of a woman whose love for her country and faith in democracy gave her the courage to stand up to the power that has subjugated, intimidated, or corrupted all those who opposed it. A chilling account of the dangerous, byzantine machine that runs Colombia, it is also an inspiring story of privilege, sacrifice, and true patriotism.
My Life With Che
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Author : Hilda Gadea
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2008-09-30
My Life With Che written by Hilda Gadea and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-30 with History categories.
He stayed to talk that day for some time. Eventually Lucila left the room. Then we turned to more personal matters, the disagreement completely forgotten. I confessed that I had been deeply moved by what he had written in the book' Che Guevara's first wife, Hilda Gadea, was with him during a tumultuous period in his life, the period which turned him from an intellectual theorist to a dedicated revolutionist. After 5 years of marriage and the birth of their daughter, Hildita, Hilda Gadea paints an intimate and extraordinary portrait of this legendary figure; one who is a romantic wanderer, a philosopher and doting suitor and father. Ernesto Guevara and Hilda Gadea met in Guatemala as members of the political-exile community. Later they were forced to flee Mexico, where their friendship grew stronger and where, stimulated by the intelligence and knowledge of Hilda, Che's vista's broadened and his convictions hardened. Hilda's account of their life together in Mexico is filled with joy but at times is terribly strained. They found it difficult to make a living and Che suffered from severe asthmatic attacks. Nevertheless the excitement of involvement with the Castros and other Cuban refugees infuses every page. Gradually the character of this great leader is revealed by the woman who knew him best, providing a vital key to acomprehension of Che's legendary qualities.
Women S Writing In Colombia
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Author : Cherilyn Elston
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-12-20
Women S Writing In Colombia written by Cherilyn Elston and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Winner of the Montserrat Ordóñez Prize 2018 This book provides an original and exciting analysis of Colombian women’s writing and its relationship to feminist history from the 1970s to the present. In a period in which questions surrounding women and gender are often sidelined in the academic arena, it argues that feminism has been an important and intrinsic part of contemporary Colombian history. Focusing on understudied literary and non-literary texts written by Colombian women, it traces the particularities of Colombian feminism, showing how it has been closely entwined with left-wing politics and the country’s history of violence. This book therefore rethinks the place of feminism in Latin American history and its relationship to feminisms elsewhere, challenging many of the predominant critical paradigms used to understand Latin American literature and culture.
Revolutionary Social Change In Colombia
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Author : James J. Brittain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Revolutionary Social Change In Colombia written by James J. Brittain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
An insider's account of Colombia's guerrilla war.
Revolutionary Writings
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Author : Camilo Torres
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Revolutionary Writings written by Camilo Torres and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Colombia categories.
Twentieth Century Guerrilla Movements In Latin America
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Author : Fernando Herrera Calderón
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-20
Twentieth Century Guerrilla Movements In Latin America written by Fernando Herrera Calderón and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with History categories.
Twentieth Century Guerrilla Movements in Latin America: A Primary Source History collects political writings on human rights, social injustice, class struggle, anti-imperialism, national liberation, and many other topics penned by urban and rural guerrilla movements. In the second half of the twentieth century, Latin America experienced a mass wave of armed revolutionary movements determined to overthrow oppressive regimes and eliminate economic exploitation and social injustices. After years of civil resistance, and having exhausted all peaceful avenues, thousands of working-class people, peasants, professions, intellectuals, clergymen, students, and teachers formed dozens of guerrilla movements. Fernando Herrera Calderón presents important political writings, some translated into English here for the first time, that serve to counteract the government propaganda that often overshadowed the intellectual side of revolutionary endeavors. These texts come from Latin American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, and many more. The book will be indispensable to anyone teaching or studying revolutions in modern Latin American history.
Vida Clandestina
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Author : Enrique Oltuski
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2002-11-29
Vida Clandestina written by Enrique Oltuski and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Vida Clandestina is the first U.S. publication of the dramatic memoir of an important Cuban revolutionary who led a dangerous double life from 1952 to1959. Educated at University of Miami, then a high-ranking manager and engineer for Shell Oil, Enrique Oltuski was also a leader in the urban guerilla 26th of July Movement in Havana and Santa Clara, risking his life to join forces with Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, and working at the highest level of the Cuban government in the forty-three years since.
The Colombia Reader
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Author : Ann Farnsworth-Alvear
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2016-12-02
The Colombia Reader written by Ann Farnsworth-Alvear and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-02 with History categories.
Containing over one hundred selections—most of them published in English for the first time—The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports, songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, government documents, and scholarship to illustrate the changing ways Colombians from all walks of life have made and understood their own history. Comprehensive in scope, it covers regional differences; religion, art, and culture; the urban/rural divide; patterns of racial, economic, and gender inequalities; the history of violence; and the transnational flows that have shaped the nation. The Colombia Reader expands readers' knowledge of Colombia beyond its reputation for violence, contrasting experiences of conflict with the stability and significance of cultural, intellectual, and economic life in this plural nation.