Colombia

Maps and Tables Introduction 1. Continuity and Change in Colombia's Economic Geography: An Overview 2. Pre-Colombian Cultures 3. European Conquest 4. Colonial Economy and Society, 1540-1780 5. Crises of Authority, 1700-1808 6. Independence, 1808-1825 7. Bolivar's Colombia, 1819-1831 8. The Formation of New Granada as a Polity, 1831-1845: Origins of the Two Traditional Parties 9. Economy and Society, 1821-1850 10. The Liberal Era, 1845-1876 11. Neither Liberty nor Order, 1875-1903 12. The Republic of Coffee, 1903-1946 13. A Nation of Cities 14. Political Violence in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century Selective Bibliographic Guide Chief Executives of Colombia (1819-2001) Credits Index