Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities by Koonings, Kees

Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780324562)

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Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities by Koonings, Kees

Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities

$32.95
Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities by Koonings, Kees

Violence and Resilience in Latin American Cities

$32.95
Format: Paperback
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Even as violent crime has declined worldwide in recent decades, Latin American cities have remained dangerous--they are now among the most violent in the world. This book brings together a stellar roster of contributors to look at the causes and consequences, as well as the possible solutions to the problem of urban violence in Latin America.

Using a framework of fragility and resilience, the contributors explore the ways that rapid urbanization--with its accompanying poverty and exclusion--has combined with the wide availability of firearms and a relatively young population to contribute to high rates of homicide and other violent crime. That violence in turn spurs calls for increased law enforcement, which itself often takes excessively aggressive form, wreaking havoc on already marginalized communities. Featuring original fieldwork and case studies, this volume offers a fresh comparative approach to the issue that will be valuable to scholars and policy makers alike.



Author: Kees Koonings
ISBN-10: 1780324561
ISBN-13: 9781780324562
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2015
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d

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Choice 05/01/2016
By Kees Koonings
By Kees Koonings
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Kees Koonings is associate professor of development studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University. He is also professor of Brazilian studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam and attached to CEDLA (the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation).

Dirk Kruijt is professor emeritus of development studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University. He has published on poverty and informality, military governments, guerrilla movements in Central America, and war and peace in Latin America.
Kees Koonings is associate professor of development studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University. He is also professor of Brazilian studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam and attached to CEDLA (the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation).

Dirk Kruijt is professor emeritus of development studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University. He has published on poverty and informality, military governments, guerrilla movements in Central America, and war and peace in Latin America.

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