{"product_id":"murder-and-violence-in-modern-latin-america-isbn-9781118657355","title":"Murder and Violence in Modern Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is a thorough assessment of state-supported murder and violence in Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the trajectory of murder and violence in the region over the past two centuries and elucidates theories and trends regarding violence since the end of colonial rule \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics such as “the disappeared,” the rise of drug cartels and narco-violence, physical violence against wives, the judging and sentencing of violent crimes, genocide, and state terrorism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains and applies macro-level theories regarding the rise of civilization, state building, and violence to contemporary Latin America \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the complexity of an issue at the forefront of life and politics in the region today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Murder and Violence in Modern Latin America (Eric A. Johnson, Ricardo D. Salvatore and Pieter Spierenburg)\u003cbr\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e 1. War, Violence and Homicide in Modern Mexico (Alan Knight)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Physical Violence against Wives and the Law in the Spanish American World, 1820s - 2000s (Victor M. Uribe-Urán)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Judging Violent Crimes: Patterns of Sentencing in Modern Argentina, 1878-1948 (Ricardo D. Salvatore)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Homicide as Politics in Modern Mexico (Pablo A. Piccato)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. La Violencia in Colombia, Through Stories of the Body (Cristina Rojas and Daniel Tubb)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Genocide and State Terrorism in Guatemala, 1954-1996: An Interpretation (Carlos Figueroa Ibarra)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Narrative of the Disappearances in Argentina: The Nunca Más Report (Emilio Crenzel)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Punishment and Extermination: The Massacre of Political Prisoners in Lima, Peru, June 1986 (Carlos Aguirre)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Gang Violence and Insecurity in Contemporary Central America (Orlando J. Pérez)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Violence and ‘the Civilising Process’ in Modern Latin America (Ricardo D. Salvatore)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric A. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern History at Central Michigan University and has previously held professorships at the University of Cologne and the University of Strathclyde. His research concentrates on violence in modern history, Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust. He has held fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, the Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Foundations, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUrbanization and Crime\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), the co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and author of \u003ci\u003eNazi Terror: The Gestapo, Jews, and Ordinary Germans\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo D. Salvatore\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern History at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His most recent books are \u003ci\u003eSubalternos, Derechos y Justicia Penal: Ensayos de historia social y cultural argentina 1829-1940\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eWandering Paysanos: State Order and Subaltern Experience in Buenos Aires during the Rosas Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment in Latin America: Law and Society since Late Colonial Times\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePieter Spierenburg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Historical Criminology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His research focuses on crime, law, and violence in early modern history, and he has published, among other books, \u003ci\u003eA History of Murder: Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2008), \u003ci\u003eWritten in Blood: Fatal Attraction in Enlightenment Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eViolence and Punishment: Civilizing the Body through Time\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA thorough assessment of the gripping yet gruesome topic of Latin American violence - an issue that is at the forefront of life and politics in the region today. Written by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this book is the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and it focuses specifically on state-supported murder and violence. The contributors trace the trajectory of murder and violence in the region over the past two centuries and examine theories and trends regarding violence since the end of colonial rule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays cover topics such as “the disappeared,” the rise of drug cartels and narco-violence, physical violence against wives, the judging and sentencing of violent crimes, genocide, and state terrorism. The contributors also explain macro-level theories regarding the rise of civilization, state building, and violence and apply them to the context of contemporary Latin America. Illuminating the complexity of this pressing contemporary issue, this is important scholarship for those studying the topic of violence in Latin America and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989665366245,"sku":"NP9781118657355","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118657355.jpg?v=1761785017","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/murder-and-violence-in-modern-latin-america-isbn-9781118657355","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}