| Violence and Crime in Latin America: Representation and Politics Contributor(s): Santamaría, Gema (Editor), Carey, David (Editor), Menjívar, Cecilia (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0806155744 ISBN-13: 9780806155746 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Violence In Society - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 303.609 |
| LCCN: 2016027829 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.09 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carey, David: - David Carey Jr. holds the Doehler Chair in History at Loyola University and is author of several books, including I Ask for Justice: Maya Women, Dictators, and Crime in Guatemala and Engendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel Women as Agents and Conduits of the Past.Santamaria, Gema: - Gema Santamaría is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in Mexico City. She has served as a visiting fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program. |