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xxvii, 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. One Conspiring for Peace (1991-1998) -- 1. A First Approach to Peace -- 2. Destination Colombia -- 3. The Story of My Conspiracy -- pt. Two Creating Conditions for Peace (1998-2009) -- 4. The Start of the Caguán Process -- 5. Plan Colombia -- 6. The End of the Caguán Process -- 7. First a Hawk, Then a Dove -- 8. A Team for War and Peace -- 9. Checkmate for Terror -- Lesson 1 To Achieve a Favorable Correlation of Strength -- pt. Three The Secret Phase (2010-2012) -- 10. "Betrayal" -- 11. Hugo Chávez: Agreeing to Disagree -- 12. Rafael Correa: From Hostility to Cooperation -- Lesson 2 Make Allies out of Your Enemies -- 13. First Approach to the FARC -- 14. The Fall of Number Two -- 15. Admitting There Is an Armed Conflict -- 16. The Death of Alfonso Cano -- Lesson 3 Sometimes You Have to Negotiate in the Middle of the Conflict -- 17. First Meeting in Havana -- 18. The Importance of the Agenda -- Lesson 4 It's the Peace, Stupid! -- pt. Four The Table in Havana (2012-2016) -- 19. Colombia Is Informed of the Process -- 20. The Human Factor -- 21. "Nothing Is Agreed until Everything Is Agreed" -- 22. International Advisers -- 23. The Message of Francis -- 24. The Backing of the United States -- 25. The World Bets on Peace in Colombia -- Lesson 5 The Importance of International Support -- 26. "We Mustn't Give Up Halfway" -- 27. The Problem of Drugs -- 28. The Peace Elections -- 29. The Example of the Victims -- 30. The Rights of the Victims -- 31. A Model of Justice for the World -- 32. The Point of No Return -- Lesson 6 The Victims and Their Rights Should Be at the Center of the Solution -- 33. The End of the Conflict -- 34. "The Horrible Night Is Over" -- pt. Five Building Peace (2016-2018) -- 35. The Plebiscite -- 36. From Hell to Heaven in Five Days -- 37. An Irrational Opposition -- 38. The Path to a New Colombia. |
| Summary |
"In 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220,000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people." In The Battle for Peace, Santos provides a complete account of the long and difficult road to end the conflict: the initial exploratory meetings between members of the Colombian government and the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)); the secret negotiations; the General Agreement of 2012 that laid out a formal peace process; and the lengthy discussions that eventually led to the final agreement in 2016. In this way he demystifies the complicated peace process and provides the perspective of one of the key participants. In addition to describing the road to peace, Santos shares reflections-called "lessons"-on how to overcome obstacles in order to achieve goals that serve the common good"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Translated from the Spanish. |
| Subject |
Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1974-
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Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia -- History.
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Insurgency -- Colombia.
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Peace-building -- Colombia.
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Santos, Juan Manuel.
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| Added Author |
Broderick, Joe, 1935- translator.
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Kerry, John, writer of foreword.
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González, Felipe, writer of prologue.
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| ISBN |
9780700630660 hardcover |
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070063066X hardcover |
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9780700630677 electronic book |
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