Revolutionary social change in Colombia: the origin and direction of the FARC-EP

This book presents an insiders account of Columbias internal conflict. At the forefront are the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peoples Army (FARC-EP). Although they are one of the most powerful military forces in Latin American history, little is known about them.;An overview of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia [sic]-People's Army (FARC-EP) : a history of radicalism in the Columbian [sic] countryside -- Ejército del Pueblo : a sociological analysis of radical social change -- Theorizing revolution : the importance of Colombia -- Colombia's rural political economy in historical and contemporary perspective -- The political economy of coca in Colombia, past and present -- Dominant class reactionism : far-right politics and paramilitarism -- The FARC-EP's relation to (pre)revolutionary social change -- Prospects for the future : from "dual power" to taking power.