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The Para-State: An Ethnography of Colombia's Death Squads 9780520963405
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue: From the Field Journal
Introduction
1. “Everything I Did in the Name of Peace”
2. Fragments from the Shadows of War
3. Limpieza
4. An Ethnography of Cocaine
5. The Intertwinement
6. Demobilization and the Unmasking of the State
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
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The Para-State
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The Para-State AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF C O L O M B I A’ S D E AT H S Q U A D S
Aldo Civico
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2016 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Civico, Aldo, author. The para-state : an ethnography of Colombia’s death squads / Aldo Civico. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 97
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Virginia Vallejo
Colombian writer, columnist, television and radio journalist
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vallejo and the second or maternal family name is García.
Virginia Vallejo García (born 26 August 1949) is a Colombian author, journalist, television and radio director, anchorwoman,[1] model, columnist, socialite, and political asylee in the United States of America.
She is one of the most relevant media personalities of her native country, known for her interviews of presidents, politicians, international celebrities, musicians, authors and scientists.[2] She has been international editor of television newscasts and also anchorwoman, when she won twice the prize as the best anchorperson of Colombia.[3] Her programs for TV Impacto, her own company, obtained the highest ratings compared to her competition.[4] She was image and model of Di Lido pantyhose, with commercials made in Venice, Rio de Janeiro, San Juan, Bogotá and Cartagena de Indias.[5] She has been invited by foreign governments, like Israel and Taiwan, to cover historical events.[3] Virginia was the only Colombian journalist in charge of the radio transmission of the “Wedding of the century” of the