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UNINA9910450066303321 |
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Autore |
Fuentes Claudio |
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Titolo |
Contesting the iron fist : advocacy networks and police violence in democratic Argentina and Chile / / laudio A. Fuentes |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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1-135-87446-8 |
1-280-30257-7 |
9786610302574 |
0-203-31299-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Collana |
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Latin American studies : social sciences and law |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human rights advocacy - Chile |
Police brutality - Chile |
Human rights advocacy - Argentina |
Police brutality - Argentina |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Guarding the guardians -- Chile: the denial of police violence -- Explaining an unexpected legal reform in Chile -- Argentina: strong advocacy groups, fluctuating influence -- Dealing with a corporate police force in Argentina -- Contesting the iron fist. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the ""civil rights"" and ""pro-order"" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security. |
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