Porque la sangre es espíritu

"Important contribution to the social history of the New Kingdom and Cartagena de Indias, in particular. Spanish efforts first to comprehend and then control, if not eliminate, indigenous and African forms of alleged magic, whether religious or medical, illustrated imperial imperatives of domination and cultural transformation of subject peoples. First half of book establishes definitions and structures within which confrontation of Spanish and non-Western belief systems clashed. Second half provides a series of illustrative case studies. A glossary and documentary appendices augment the...

Este libro hace un balance crítico de carácter global que pondera tanto los factores metodológicos como los diversos usos políticos de la escritura de la historia desde la Independencia, dentro del ámbito social y cultural colombiano del siglo xx. Asi mismo presenta un análisi sobre el desarrollo de la disciplina histórica en Colombia. Explica cómo se consolidó la escritura de la historia en el siglo XIX en torno al afán de alcanzar la unidad nacional

CONTENIDO: Retratos de un país asesino - Exorcismo a la violencia - Ni césares, ni caudillos - El poder del voto - Intelectuales en tiempos de crisis - La nación soñada: reflexiones finales.

"Careful and detailed portrayal of the professorial community and scholarly culture in the New Kingdom. Rightly insisting that intellectual development in Nueva Granada is not limited to the era of Charles III, despite an analytical focus on the Enlightenment, Silva traces growth of the university corporation over the entire colonial period in terms of numbers, identity, and influence"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.