Book Review| August 01 2018 The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Edited by Farnsworth-Alvear, Ann, Palacios, Marco, and Gómez López, Ana María. Latin America Readers. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2017. Photographs. Plates. Maps. Figures. Notes. Index. xiv, 634 pp. Paper, $29.95. Claudia Leal Claudia Leal Universidad de los Andes Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Hispanic American Historical Review (2018) 98 (3): 505–506. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-6933589 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter Email Permissions Search Site Citation Claudia Leal; The Colombia Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Hispanic American Historical Review 1 August 2018; 98 (3): 505–506. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-6933589 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter Books & JournalsAll JournalsHispanic American Historical Review Search Advanced Search To convey the rich and surprising kaleidoscope of Colombian history, culture, and politics offered in this monumental work is no easy endeavor. The Colombia Reader includes 7 sections, over 600 pages, 101 entries, 53 photographs, 37 works of art and historical documents (8 of them in color on glossy paper), and a list of suggested readings. It took me quite some time to read. I felt as if I faced an endless tasting menu that I savored slowly and could only digest so much at a time. The words and images were often distressing and sometimes funny but always revealing. Colombianists have anxiously awaited this work for years, and the result has exceeded all expectations.As one might imagine, violence has a special section of its own, but it also sprouts throughout the book. The editors highlighted other fundamental topics such as... Copyright © 2018 by Duke University Press2018 Issue Section: Longue Durée You do not currently have access to this content.