The politics of violence in Latin America

Policzer, Pablo, (editor.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. It has suffered waves of repressive authoritarian rule, organized armed insurgency and civil war, violent protest, and ballooning rates of criminal violence. But is violence hard wired into Latin America? This is a critical reassessment of the ways in which violence in Latin America is addressed and understood. Previous approaches have relied on structural perspectives, attributing the problem of violence to Latin America's colonial past or its conflictual contemporary politics. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, this volume argues that violence is often rooted more in contingent outcomes than in deeply embedded structures. Addressing topics ranging from the root sources of violence in Haiti to kidnapping in Colombia, from the role of property rights in patterns of violence to the challenges of peacebuilding, The Politics of Violence in Latin America is an essential step towards understanding the causes and contexts of violence--and changing the mechanisms that produce it."--

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ISBN: 9781552389089
ISBN: 9781552389072
ISBN: 1552389073
ISBN: 1552389081
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1 electronic text (ix, 256 pages)
Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, 2019.
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Making Sense of Haiti's state fragility and violence : combining structure and contingency? / Andreas E. Feldmann -- Operation condor as an international system of state violence and terror :a historical-structural analysis / J. Patrice McSherry -- Written in black and red : murder as a communicative act in Mexico / Pablo Piccato -- Protest and police "excesses" in Chile : the limits of social accountability / Michelle D. Bonner -- The police Ombudsman in Brazil as a potential mechanism to reduce violence / Anthony W. Pereira -- Democracy, threat, and repression : kidnapping and repressive dynamics during the Colombian conflict / Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín -- To end the war in Colombia : conversatorios among security forces, ex-guerrillas, and political elites, and ceasefire seminars-workshops for the technical sub-commission / Jennifer Schirmer.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.