Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-291) and index.
Contents
Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue to the Second Colombian Edition -- ch. 1. From liberal decay to regeneration -- ch. 2. Liberal economics, conservative politics -- ch. 3. From the expansion of citizenship to the plutocratic elite -- ch. 4. In the shadow of the Violencia -- ch. 5. An elusive legitimacy -- ch. 6. Great transformations within continuity -- Epilogue -- Bibliographical essay -- Index.