James D. Henderson specializes in modern Latin American and Colombian history. He taught at Coastal Carolina University until his retirement in 2014. He lives in Conway, South Carolina.

“Henderson takes by the horns this ‘difficult subject of study’”—Hispanic American Historical Review; “valuable”—Revista Arcadia.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Left and Right of Violence and Illegal Drugs in ColombiaSong of Love (Between My Country and Me) by Luz Marina Posada1. Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975Dynamism of the 1965–1975 PeriodColombia’s Iron Triangle of ViolenceRise of the Drug Culture in the United StatesInitial U.S. and Colombian Responses to Illegal Drugs, 1965–19752. The Illegal Drug Hydra, 1970–1983Colombia GoldCocaine Comes to ColombiaDrugs, Violence, ImpunityThe Cartels’ Golden Moment, 1978–19833. The Cartels’ War Against the State, 1984–1994The ExtraditablesThe New ViolenceDemocratic Responses to the ViolenceMoment of Hope4. The Guerrillas’ War Against the StateIntroduction: Guerrillas and DrugsThe Guerrillas During Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975Guerrilla Advance During the Illegal Drug Boom, 1975–1993The Guerrilla Offensive of 1994–20025. The Paramilitary OffensiveIntroduction: Civil Defense and ImpunityParamilitary Growth During the 1970s and 1980sThe ­Narco-ParamilitaryThe Paramilitary Offensive of 1994–20026. Colombia Gets Tough, 2002–2013The Uribe PhenomenonPlan ColombiaSlogging Toward PeaceConclusionVictim of GlobalizationIllegal Drugs and Colombia’s New ViolencePost-Conflict ColombiaGlossaryChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

James D. Henderson specializes in modern Latin American and Colombian history. He taught at Coastal Carolina University until his retirement in 2014. He lives in Conway, South Carolina.

“Henderson takes by the horns this ‘difficult subject of study’”—Hispanic American Historical Review; “valuable”—Revista Arcadia.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Left and Right of Violence and Illegal Drugs in ColombiaSong of Love (Between My Country and Me) by Luz Marina Posada1. Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975Dynamism of the 1965–1975 PeriodColombia’s Iron Triangle of ViolenceRise of the Drug Culture in the United StatesInitial U.S. and Colombian Responses to Illegal Drugs, 1965–19752. The Illegal Drug Hydra, 1970–1983Colombia GoldCocaine Comes to ColombiaDrugs, Violence, ImpunityThe Cartels’ Golden Moment, 1978–19833. The Cartels’ War Against the State, 1984–1994The ExtraditablesThe New ViolenceDemocratic Responses to the ViolenceMoment of Hope4. The Guerrillas’ War Against the StateIntroduction: Guerrillas and DrugsThe Guerrillas During Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975Guerrilla Advance During the Illegal Drug Boom, 1975–1993The Guerrilla Offensive of 1994–20025. The Paramilitary OffensiveIntroduction: Civil Defense and ImpunityParamilitary Growth During the 1970s and 1980sThe ­Narco-ParamilitaryThe Paramilitary Offensive of 1994–20026. Colombia Gets Tough, 2002–2013The Uribe PhenomenonPlan ColombiaSlogging Toward PeaceConclusionVictim of GlobalizationIllegal Drugs and Colombia’s New ViolencePost-Conflict ColombiaGlossaryChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

James D. Henderson specializes in modern Latin American and Colombian history. He taught at Coastal Carolina University until his retirement in 2014. He lives in Conway, South Carolina.

“Henderson takes by the horns this ‘difficult subject of study’”—Hispanic American Historical Review; “valuable”—Revista Arcadia.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Left and Right of Violence and Illegal Drugs in ColombiaSong of Love (Between My Country and Me) by Luz Marina Posada1. Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975Dynamism of the 1965–1975 PeriodColombia’s Iron Triangle of ViolenceRise of the Drug Culture in the United StatesInitial U.S. and Colombian Responses to Illegal Drugs, 1965–19752. The Illegal Drug Hydra, 1970–1983Colombia GoldCocaine Comes to ColombiaDrugs, Violence, ImpunityThe Cartels’ Golden Moment, 1978–19833. The Cartels’ War Against the State, 1984–1994The ExtraditablesThe New ViolenceDemocratic Responses to the ViolenceMoment of Hope4. The Guerrillas’ War Against the StateIntroduction: Guerrillas and DrugsThe Guerrillas During Colombia’s Decade of Peace, 1965–1975Guerrilla Advance During the Illegal Drug Boom, 1975–1993The Guerrilla Offensive of 1994–20025. The Paramilitary OffensiveIntroduction: Civil Defense and ImpunityParamilitary Growth During the 1970s and 1980sThe ­Narco-ParamilitaryThe Paramilitary Offensive of 1994–20026. Colombia Gets Tough, 2002–2013The Uribe PhenomenonPlan ColombiaSlogging Toward PeaceConclusionVictim of GlobalizationIllegal Drugs and Colombia’s New ViolencePost-Conflict ColombiaGlossaryChapter NotesBibliographyIndex