Meanings of Violence in Contemporary Latin America Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : Springer
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• Release Date : 15 August 2011

This volume includes contributions of scholars from various fields - the social sciences, journalism, the humanities and the arts - whose work offers insightful and innovative ways to understand the

• Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
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• Release Date : 16 December 2013

Written by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is a thorough assessment of state-supported murder and violence in Latin America. Examines the trajectory of murder and violence in

• Publisher : Springer
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• Release Date : 26 October 2009

This volume provides a systematic overview of the contemporary Latin American youth violence phenomenon. The authors focus specifically on youth gangs, juvenile justice issues, and applied research concerns, providing a

• Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
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• Release Date : 17 September 2019

Gabriela Polit Dueñas analyzes the work of five narrative journalists from three countries. Marcela Turati, Daniela Rea, and Sandra Rodriguez from Mexico, Patricia Nieto from Colombia, and María

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 47,7 Mb
• Release Date : 02 August 2004

Latin America is both the world's most urbanized fastest developing regions, where the links between social exclusion, inequality and violence are clearly visible. The banal, ubiquitous nature of drug crime,

• Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
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• Release Date : 17 June 2024

How do contemporary female authors in Latin America tackle gender violence in their writings?This book analyses the portrayal of violence against women in the works of ten contemporary Latin

• Publisher : Duke University Press
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• Release Date : 19 March 2010

Despite recent political movements to establish democratic rule in Latin American countries, much of the region still suffers from pervasive violence. From vigilantism, to human rights violations, to police corruption,

• Publisher : Peter Lang
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• Release Date : 17 June 2024

This collection of essays derives from a conference on Violence, Culture and Identity held in St Andrews in June 2003. It is a contribution to the understanding of representations of violence

• Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
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• Release Date : 21 February 2017

According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world—a distinction it held throughout the twentieth century. The authors of Violence and Crime

• Publisher : Springer
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• Release Date : 24 December 2016

This book highlights historical explanations to and roots of present phenomena of violence, insecurity, and law enforcement in Central America. Violence and crime are among the most discussed topics in