Beyond Repair: Resistance and Respectability Politics in Colombia
In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it.Walter Benjamin, “Theses on the Philosophy of History” (1940)Rumors and HummersIn a conference room a few blocks from the White House, an official from the Colombian Embassy stressed t...
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IdeAs
2021
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it.Walter Benjamin, “Theses on the Philosophy of History” (1940)Rumors and HummersIn a conference room a few blocks from the White House, an official from the Colombian Embassy stressed that the victim defended drug traffickers and was known to drive around Cali in a Hummer. The person in question – Hernan Darío Escobar, a Colombian attorney – was targeted in a drive-by shooting in... |
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