| The Punitive City: Privatized Policing and Protection in Neoliberal Mexico Contributor(s): Müller, Markus-Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783606975 ISBN-13: 9781783606979 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | Corruption & Misconduct - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 363.209 |
| LCCN: 2020415465 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.85 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the eyes of the global media, modern Mexico has become synonymous with crime, violence and insecurity. But while media fascination and academic engagement has focussed on the drug war, an equally dangerous phenomenon has taken root. In The Punitive City, Markus-Michael M ller argues that what has emerged in Mexico is not just a punitive urban democracy, in which those at the social and political margins face growing violence and exclusion. More alarmingly, it would seem that clientelism in the region is morphing into a private, political protection racket. Vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the implications of a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly widespread across Latin America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Muller, Markus-Michael: - Markus-Michael Müller is an activist and professor of Latin American politics at the Freie Universität Berlin. |