Meanings of Violence in Contemporary Latin America

Gabriela Polit Dueñas editor María Helena Rueda editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:9th Aug '11

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Meanings of Violence in Contemporary Latin America cover

This volume includes contributions of scholars from various fields - the social sciences, journalism, the humanities and the arts - whose work offers insightful and innovative ways to understand the devastating and unprecedented forms of violence currently experienced in Latin America. As an interdisciplinary endeavor, it offers an array of perspectives that contribute to ongoing debates in the study of violence in the region.

"This book addresses some of the most important topics on violence throughout the Americas. It constitutes a good reader for students to learn what violence has brought to the continent and to decide what are the networks of meaning violence relates to." - Prof. Ileana Rodríguez, Humanities Distinguished Professor, The Ohio State University

ISBN: 9780230113787

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 465g

258 pages