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Territorial rule in Colombia and the transformation of the Llanos Orientales

Rausch, Jane M., 1940-

Territorial rule in Colombia and the transformation of the Llanos Orientales [electronic resource] / Jane M. Rausch. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013. - 1 online resource (192 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Llanos frontier on the eve of la violencia -- The violencia and its impact on the Llanos, 1946-1953 -- Rojas Pinilla and the pacification of the Llanos, 1953-1957 -- Territorial rule during the national front and its aftermath, 1958-1978 -- The contemporary era, 1978-2010 -- Changing concepts of the Llanos frontier in the last half of the twentieth century.

An examination of the Llanos Orientales of Colombia (an area that, up to the 1980s, could still be considered frontier) and the effects of the discovery of petroleum in the region and the rapid growth that ensued.

9780813048444


Frontier and pioneer life--Colombia.
Llanos--History.--Colombia


Colombia--Politics and government.
Llanos (Colombia and Venezuela)--Social life and customs.
Llanos (Colombia and Venezuela)--History.


Electronic books.

F2281.L52 / R38 2013

986.1