Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Part I: The Formative Years, 1898–1928
2. The Populist Seedbed
3. The Background of a Populist
4. The University and Socialist Ideas
Part II: Testing the System, 1928–1944
5. Early Politics
6. The Revolutionary Leftist National Union
7. The Professional
Part III: Gathering Momentum, 1944–1946
8. Building the Populist Movement
9. Followers, Foes, and the Campaign of 1946
10. The Gaitanista Program
Part IV: The Drive for Power, 1946–1948
11. Gaitán and the Liberals
12. Gaitán and the Gaitanistas
13. Gaitán and the Ospina Government
Part V: Epitaph and Epilogue
14. The Aftermath
15. The Legacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index