Violentology

"Violentology: A Manual of the Colombian Conflict documents Colombia's internal armed conflict. This book focuses on human rights and on the struggle of Colombian civilians to resist the violence, often at great risk to their own lives. The title Violentology refers to the brilliant school of Colombian sociologists known as 'los Violentologos,' who study political violence and civil war. The historian Dr. Gonzalo Sánchez writes the introduction. María Teresa Ronderos, columnist of Semana and founder of the ground-breaking investigative site, verdadabierta.com, contributes a closing essay about the possibility of peace in her country. Text by the author is based on interviews and observation; an on research by Colombian journalists and prosecutors, and by Human Rights Watch. Max Schoening contributed valuable assistance as an investigator," --Book website.