Damages, devastation, and resistance

The damages caused by war haveleft unimaginable marks on thevictims of the protracted armedconflict in Colombia. The destructionof thousands of homes, socialorganizations and cultural traditionsare not just attacks against somespecific communities, but rather,attacks on the country’s identityand the...

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Autores:
Bello, Martha Nubia
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/50256
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/50256
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/44233/
Palabra clave:
Ética
guerra
memoria histórica
resistencia
víctimas.
Étique
guerre
mémoire historique
résistance
victimes.
Ethics
war
historical memory
resistance
victims.
Rights
openAccess
License
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Summary:The damages caused by war haveleft unimaginable marks on thevictims of the protracted armedconflict in Colombia. The destructionof thousands of homes, socialorganizations and cultural traditionsare not just attacks against somespecific communities, but rather,attacks on the country’s identityand the entire population that hassuffered the effects of a long-lastingand ever more devastating violence.In this context, however, the actionsof many victims have allowedthem to resist and counterbalancea war that has marked them, thusestablishing a new ethics capableof transforming reality.