A century of violence in a red city : : popular struggle, counterinsurgency, and human rights in Colombia / / Lesley Gill.

Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated...

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Place / Publishing House:Durham : : Duke University Press,, 2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (302 p.)
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Summary:Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0822374706
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Lesley Gill.