Table of Contents

Prelims - Colombia (Title Page, Dedication Page, Copyright Information, Contents) 1. Introduction: Bolivar's Knot PART ONE: The Birth of the Political Order 1.1 Historical Threads 1.2 The Oligarchic Republic 1.3 La Violencia (1948-65) PART TWO: The Crisis of the Political Order (1966-86) 2.1 Colombia's Two Economies 2.2 The Popular Response 2.3 The Political Response 2.4 The State's Response PART THREE: Counter-Offensive 3.1 Counter-Offensive 3.2 Political Options Back Matter - Colombia (Appendix, Bibliography, Acronyms, Index)