{"product_id":"walking-ghosts-murder-and-guerrilla-politics-in-colombia-hardcover-1","title":"Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Dudley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Walking Ghosts, Steven Dudley, a journalist who lived in Columbia for five years, expertly chronicles the life and death of the Patriotic Union (UP), the party established by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia's largest guerrilla group. Through stories of the politicians, drug kingpins, revolutionaries, and mercenaries who play key roles in Colombia's civil strife, Dudley maps out the complicated and murderous absurdity that is present-day Colombia, where daily life has devastating consequences: 30,000 murders per year, 75 political assassinations per week, 10 kidnappings a day. As the conflict gets bloodier, international pressure and influence mounts: Worried about the FARC's strength and its role in the drug trade, the United States has sent close to three billion dollars in aid to help the Colombian government fight the FARC. Steven Dudley seeks to make sense of this complicated conflict by focusing on the stories of key actors in the struggle, from the earliest days to the present. He has seen the civil war up close: dead bodies; paramilitaries; guerrillas; victims; and survivors. He has witnessed political parties grappling for power by any means necessary, and he's spoken to all sides and asked the difficult questions. Fast-paced and informative, with a new afterword by the author, Walking Ghosts presents a window into a conflict likely to shape the politics of this hemisphere for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor five years, \u003cstrong\u003eSteven Dudley\u003c\/strong\u003e filed regular dispatches from Colombia for \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Public\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadio \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Economist.\u003c\/em\u003e His longer articles have also appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe American Prospect, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournalism Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn These Times and The\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eProgressive\u003c\/em\u003e. He now lives in Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.33 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45775389262021,"sku":"9780415933032","price":126.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/sI4cQub6HZ9780415933032_b40eefd2-5ad0-4906-89cf-0f9009ce056a.webp?v=1770534429","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/walking-ghosts-murder-and-guerrilla-politics-in-colombia-hardcover-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}