Reyita: The Life of a Black Cuban Women in the Twentieth Century (review)
Safford's contribution ends with a discussion of the Radical Liberal administrations of the 1870s, whereupon Palacios picks up the story. His chapters appeared in Colombia in 1995 as Entre la legitimidady la violencia: Colombia, 1875-1994, but there are some references to events after the latter date. Palacios does not present a strictly chronological account, but stresses certain topics, such as the impact of coffee, the role of organized labor and the Catholic Church, and above all the political violence of the second half of the twentieth century, which is dissected in the last chapter. His approach creates problems of organization and continuity as he sometimes jumps from topic to topic without adequate transition or returns to topics presumably covered in earlier sections. There is virtually no coverage of political events between 1903 and 1930, and Rafael Reyes rates only one brief mention. , Another flaw is the absence of a conclusion or summary to tie together the various themes and issues emphasized by the authors.