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Violence and Crime in Latin America
Gema Santamaría
David Carey
其他書名
Representations and Politics
出版
University of Oklahoma Press
, 2017-02-21
主題
History / Latin America / General
History / Latin America / Mexico
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
History / Modern / 21st Century
Political Science / International Relations / Arms Control
Political Science / Essays
Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American
Social Science / Anthropology / General
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic American Studies
Social Science / Violence in Society
ISBN
0806158816
9780806158815
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hz4TDgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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 in Latin America
contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviors, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations.
Written by distinguished scholars of Latin American history, sociology, anthropology, and political science, the essays in this volume range from Mexico and Argentina to Colombia and Brazil in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, addressing such issues as extralegal violence in Mexico, the myth of indigenous criminality in Guatemala, and governments’ selective blindness to violent crime in Brazil and Jamaica. The authors in this collection examine not only the social construction and political visibility of violence and crime in Latin America, but the justifications for them as well. Analytically and historically, these essays show how Latin American citizens have sanctioned criminal and violent practices and incorporated them into social relations, everyday practices, and institutional settings. At the same time, the authors explore the power struggles that inform distinctions between illegitimate versus legitimate violence.
Violence and Crime in Latin America
makes a substantive contribution to understanding a key problem facing Latin America today. In its historical depth and ethnographic reach, this original and thought-provoking volume enhances our understanding of crime and violence throughout the Western Hemisphere.