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Encounters with violence in Latin America : urban poor perceptions from Colombia and Guatemala /

Considers the various types of political, social and economic violence that afflict communities and measures the costs and consequences of violence giving a voice to those whose daily lives are dominated by widespread aggression.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moser, Caroline O. N.
Otros Autores: McIlwaine, Cathy, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Urban violence as a contested domain; Toward a policy-relevant positioning of violence: the role of participatory research methodologies; The multiple complexity of daily violence in urban Colombian and Guatemalan communities; Community perceptions of the structural factors underlying political and economic violence; The family as a violent institution and the primary site of social violence; Substance abuse-linked violence relating to drug and alcohol consumption; Organized violence at the community level.