| The New War on the Poor: The Production of Insecurity in Latin America Contributor(s): Gledhill, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 178360302X ISBN-13: 9781783603022 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 323.322 |
| LCCN: 2021276801 |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When viewed from the perspective of those who suffer the consequences of repressive approaches to public security, it is often difficult to distinguish state agents from criminals. The mistreatment by police and soldiers examined in this book reflects a new kind of stigmatization. The New War on the Poor links the experiences of labour migrants crossing Latin America's international borders, indigenous Mexicans defending their territories against capitalist mega-projects, drug wars and paramilitary violence, Afro-Brazilians living on the urban periphery of Salvador, and farmers and business people tired of paying protection to criminal mafias. John Gledhill looks at how and why governments are failing to provide security to disadvantaged citizens while all too often painting them as a menace to the rest of society simply for being poor. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gledhill, John: - John Gledhill is the Max Gluckman Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, and a fellow of the British Academy. |