Revolutionary Social Change in Colombia (FARC-EP)

[Andropov]

Anyone reading this book at the minute?
Good read.

[Imposter Marxist]

Where did you buy it, comrade? Does it portray them in a positive light?

[Andropov]

Got it off Amazon books.
And yes it portrays them in a very good light.

[The Vegan Marxist]

Got it off Amazon books.
And yes it portrays them in a very good light.

Yeah, I saw it was being sold on Amazon. I'm thinking about reading it, but right now, despite whether it brings truth about FARC, fact of the matter is that they are not in the numbers they once were. So I hope this new leadership they're within will bring them back in numbers.

[Andropov]

Yeah, I saw it was being sold on Amazon. I'm thinking about reading it, but right now, despite whether it brings truth about FARC, fact of the matter is that they are not in the numbers they once were. So I hope this new leadership they're within will bring them back in numbers.
Not according to this book, infact it places the membership of FARC-EP at around 42,500.
The so called "defeats" it has suffered recently have had minimal effect on FARC-EP and are little more that a publicity campaign according to the book.

[The Vegan Marxist]

Not according to this book, infact it places the membership of FARC-EP at around 42,500.
The so called "defeats" it has suffered recently have had minimal effect on FARC-EP and are little more that a publicity campaign according to the book.

hm...I might just get the book after all then. How good are the sources pertaining on the information given?

[Andropov]

hm...I might just get the book after all then. How good are the sources pertaining on the information given?
The majority of claims he makes are referanced continuously throughout the book, if anything his constant need to referance claims grows slightly tedious but at least it is well researched.
But there are segments of the book that are purely based on his own subjective encounters with FARC-EP and state forces.

[Chimurenga.]

I'll keep an eye out for a copy of this book that isn't so expensive.

[RedScare]

Got the book in my hand at the moment, my university library had it. It's pretty good so far, and thoroughly sourced. I highly recommend it.

[The Vegan Marxist]

Got the book in my hand at the moment, my university library had it. It's pretty good so far, and thoroughly sourced. I highly recommend it.

You're lucky. The only thing my university has is a worn out Communist Manifesto, few works on Marx, Mao, & Cuba, along with a book on privatized prison systems & why it's a failure. That's it.

[MarxSchmarx]

You're lucky. The only thing my university has is a worn out Communist Manifesto, few works on Marx, Mao, & Cuba, along with a book on privatized prison systems & why it's a failure. That's it.

Use the interlibrary loan. It only failed me once when I needed a dissertation from a small university in a developing country.

[Davie zepeda]

I would like to have a copy if any one finds a cheap copy please email me

[thewoodcutter]

who is the author? searches have turned up a few books with similar titles.

[RedScare]

You're lucky. The only thing my university has is a worn out Communist Manifesto, few works on Marx, Mao, & Cuba, along with a book on privatized prison systems & why it's a failure. That's it.

Going to a big public university has it's benefits.


who is the author? searches have turned up a few books with similar titles.

The author is James J. Brittain.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

I'll have to check it out. I recently read a book on Colombia called "America's Other War: Terrorizing Colombia"
It depicted FARC pretty positively, and showed the lies about the wars (cold, drug, terrorism) and how the state commits the terrorism. I recommend it.