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Evil Hour in Colombia
by Forrest Hylton

Evil Hour in Colombia
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Author: Forrest Hylton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-16
ISBN: 1844675513
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Verso

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Book Review: Social conflicts in the republican history of Colombia
Summary: 4 Stars

This is an important account of the social conflicts in Colombia during the last 170 years supported by careful
research on such an important topic. It helps to rescue a historical memory that the dominant narrative in that South American country wants to permanently erase. It emphasizes the democratic and consistent resistance of what Hylton calls "subaltern" groups throughout the republican history of Colombia. Although the voices and struggles of the urban and rural working classes have not been emphasized enough in this book, they occupy a prominent place. These struggles have not produced sensationalist and flashy headlines like those of the armed groups, yet they have consistently and heroically helped to organize un-unionized rural and urban workers. Mr. Hylton has been critical of all the armed actors in this conflict and rightly provides a general context to better understand their actions. While it is true that leftists in Colombia have emphasized, to their own detriment the call to arms, there has also been a Left that has consistently called for the self-organization of the urban and rural working class. Indeed, most of the armed groups have in a sectarian fashion ridiculed the organization of the urban working class. The narrative of violence has been tragically overemphasized by a Left (perhaps because of the feudal nature of the recent past and the weakness of working class traditions in a semi feudal society) that needs to respect all minorities and their democratic traditions as Mr. Hylton very well documents in his book. His narrative gives us an overview and a general context that complements those of anthropologist Taussig and journalist Molano.

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