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According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. The authors of this volume contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviours, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations.

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This book is a must-read for understanding crime and violence in Latin America. It challenges views of Latin American violence that either focus too much on regional particularities or univocally stress the role of the state as the overpowering site of violence and repression. Rather than denying these dimensions, the book recalibrates their significance by placing them in a larger, South-South geopolitical context. It will become a mandatory reference for studies of violence in Latin America and beyond."" - Federico Finchelstein, author of Transatlantic Fascism: Ideology, Violence and the Sacred in Argentina and Italy, 1919 - 1945

Violence and Crime in Latin America

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    A Paperback / softback by Gema Santamaría, David Carey, Cecilia Menjívar

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      Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
      Publication Date: 28/02/2017
      ISBN13: 9780806155746, 978-0806155746
      ISBN10: 0806155744
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. The authors of this volume contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviours, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations.

      Trade Review
      This book is a must-read for understanding crime and violence in Latin America. It challenges views of Latin American violence that either focus too much on regional particularities or univocally stress the role of the state as the overpowering site of violence and repression. Rather than denying these dimensions, the book recalibrates their significance by placing them in a larger, South-South geopolitical context. It will become a mandatory reference for studies of violence in Latin America and beyond."" - Federico Finchelstein, author of Transatlantic Fascism: Ideology, Violence and the Sacred in Argentina and Italy, 1919 - 1945

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