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Tanja Nijmeijer - Into the Jungle, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Into the Jungle

My Life as a Guerrilla in Colombia

Av Tanja Nijmeijer

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Beskrivning
At just 24 years old, Tanja Nijmeijer left the Netherlands to join the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a decision that stunned the world. Ever since, her story has been written and rewritten by others—journalists, critics, and pundits eager to pass judgment but uninterested in the complexities that shaped her choices.In this powerful and unflinching memoir, Nijmeijer tells her story for the first time in her own words. From a quiet Dutch town to a decade living, teaching, and fighting inside one of the world’s most controversial and enduring guerrilla armies, Into the Jungle offers a rare, unsparing look at the human side of armed conflict. Drawing on her experience on the frontlines and later as a negotiator at the landmark peace talks in Havana, Nijmeijer provides an intimate glimpse into a war that has defined Colombia’s history, the aftershocks of which are still felt today.Into the Jungle is a story of transformation, conviction, and the politics of memory. Nijmeijer challenges the dominant narratives about Colombia’s conflict, asking what it means to fight for justice in a world where legitimacy is always contested and history is too often written by the powerful.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-09-20
  • Mått: 140 x 216 x 24 mm
  • Vikt: 352 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 336
  • Förlag: Pluto Press
  • Medarbetare: Mariela Kohon
  • ISBN: 9780745349046
  • Översättare: Elizabeth Manton
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After ten years of fighting with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Tanja Nijmeijer joined peace negotiations in Cuba which culminated, four years later, in a peace settlement. Later, she established the cooperative De Mano en Mano, run by ex-fighters, creating a 'House of Peace' in central Cali, Colombia. Today, she lives on the outskirts of Cali with her husband, also an ex-fighter, an adopted son, their dogs, cats and chickens. Mariela Kohon is the former Director and current Vice Chair of Justice for Colombia. She was an adviser in the peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC that led to the 2016 Peace Agreement. Mariela has worked in subsequent peace processes in Colombia, advising the Colombian Government, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, the Norwegian Embassy in Bogotá, and the Geneva based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.

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'Nijmeijer’s book is bathed in the resplendent hope of building a better world somewhere on this planet, if not in her native Netherlands, then in Colombia. It takes courage to do what she did and as much courage to tell that story in the honest way that she does'

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