Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Peace and Violence in Colombian History 1
6. 1. Messenger of a New Colombia 15
7. 2. Encounters with Violence, 1957–1958 38
8. 3. The Making of the Creole Peace, 1958–1960 63
9. 4. Peace and Violence, 1959–1960 95
10. 5. Reformist Paths, 1960–1964 120
11. 6. Books and Bandits, 1962–1964 148
12. 7. Confrontation, 1963–1966 182
13. Epilogue: The Making of “La Violencia” 215
14. A Note on Citations, Institutional Abbreviations, and Archives 227
15. Notes 233
16. Bibliography 293
17. Index 309