Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: A Forgotten History 1
6. Part one. ascendance
7. 1. Wheels of Progress: Tropical Commodities and Regional Formation 21
8. 2. Coming from the Mountain: Coffee Contraband and Marijuana Smuggling 57
9. Part two. peak
10. 3. Santa Marta Gold: Technological Adaptations and Boom 89
11. 4. Party Animals: Vallenato Music and Cultural Negotiation 116
12. Part three. decline
13. 5. Two Peninsulas: Narcotics Diplomacy and the War on Drugs 147
14. 6. Reign of Terror: Criminalization and Violence 183
15. Conclusions: A Remembered History 211
16. Appendix. Comment on Oral Sources 219
17. Notes 223
18. Bibliography 287
19. Index 323