Law in a Lawless Land Diary of a Limpieza in Colombia

Name: Law in a Lawless Land Diary of a Limpieza in Colombia
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ISBN: 9780226790145

ISBN-10: 0226790142

ISBN-13: 9780226790145

Edition: 2005

Authors: Michael Taussig

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A modern nation in a state of total disorder, Colombia is an international flashpoint—wracked by more than half a century of civil war, political conflict, and drug-trade related violence—despite a multibillion dollar American commitment that makes it the third-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid. Law in a Lawless Land offers a rare and penetrating insight into the nature of Colombia's present peril. In a nuanced account of the human consequences of a disintegrating state, anthropologist Michael Taussig chronicles two weeks in a small town in Colombia's Cauca Valley taken over by paramilitaries that brazenly assassinate adolescent gang members. Armed with automatic weapons and…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 222
Size: 0.53" wide x 0.82" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Author's Note


The First Week May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13


The Second Week May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 Postscript, New York A View from the Outside


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