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Politics and History of Violence and Crime in Central America /

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 Central America today, and sensationalism and fear of crime is as present as the increase of priva...

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Main Authors: Huhn, Sebastian
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Warnecke-Berger, Hannes
Published: Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Political science
Comparative politics
World politics
Latin America > Politics and government
Terrorism
Political violence
Crime > Sociological aspects
Political Science and International Relations
Latin American Politics
Crime and Society
Terrorism and Political Violence
Political History
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95067-6
Summary: 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 Central America today, and sensationalism and fear of crime is as present as the increase of private security, the re-militarization of law enforcement, political populism, and mano dura policies. The contributors to this volume discuss historical forms, paths, continuities, and changes of violence and its public and political discussion in the region. This book thus offers in-depth analysis o
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XIX, 330 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9781349950676
Index Number: JL950
CLC: D0
Contents: 1. The Enigma of Violent Realities in Central America: Towards a Historical Perspective -- 2. How to Explain and How Not to Explain Contemporary Criminal Violence in Central America -- 3. Of pandillas, pirucas, and Pablo Escobar in the barrio: Historical change and continuity in patterns of Nicaraguan gang violence -- 4. Memories of Violence in the Salvadoran Civil War: Comparing the Memoirs of Civilian Elites and Former Military Officers -- 5. Questioning the Crime Wave: On the Rise of Punitive Populism in Central America since the 1950s -- 6. The Salvadoran Armed Left and Revolutionary Vio

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