Abstract
IN RECENT YEARS, Colombia has experienced a remarkable albeit halting pacification process following over a half century of internal conflict. The scholarly literature is divided into two camps: one focuses on the remnants of internal conflict, while the other targets democratic institutions and their output.
Scholars are continuing to explore the impact of the conflict on the political realm (items 986, 987, 989, and 994). Historical analyses of the roots of the conflict are a common topic of study. Yet, few do as exhaustive a study as Gutiérrez Sanín’s work in detailing the social and political clashes that helped set