Courage, resistance, and women in Ciudad Juárez : challenges to militarization /

This pioneering, timely study of civil society activism in Ciudad Juárez during the first decade of the twenty-first century captures the tenuous new alliances and discourses of resistance (augmented by social media) that have emerged in the face of escalating violence and militarization.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staudt, Kathleen A.
Otros Autores: Méndez, Zulma Y.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2015]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Inter-America series.
Temas:
Violence > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Social movements > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Women > Political activity > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Women > Violence against > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Militarism > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Human rights > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Violence > Mexique > Ciudad Juárez.
Mouvements sociaux > Mexique > Ciudad Juárez.
Femmes > Activité politique > Mexique > Ciudad Juárez.
Femmes > Violence envers > Mexique > Ciudad Juárez.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Mexique > Ciudad Juárez.
Militarisme > Mexique > Ciudad Juárez.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Human rights
Militarism
Social movements
Violence
Women > Political activity
Women > Violence against
Mexico > Ciudad Juárez
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front ; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing Courage and Resistance in a Mired Human Rights Context; 2. Historicizing and Contextualizing the Place: Three Historic Junctures; 3. From Fear and Intimidation to Game-Changing Activism; 4. "Fed Up" with Militarization and Murders, via Social Media; 5. Toward Transnational Solidarity: Contesting the Border Narrative in a U.S. Congressional Race, Tribunals, and Faith-Based Activism; 6. South-to-North Solidarity: Sicilia and Peace and Justice Movements at the Border.
  • 7. Conclusion: Reflections on the Possibilities of Post-Conflict Peace and JusticeAfterword; Appendix One. Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership: A 10-Point Voluntary Code; Appendix Two. Resolution (El Paso City Council); Appendix Three. Resolution (City of Los Angeles); Notes; References; Index.

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