The International journal of engineering education

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910132502603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Dublin, Ireland, : Dublin Institute of Technology
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetti: Engineering - Study and teaching; Periodicals.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Death squads or self-defense forces? : how paramilitary groups emerge and threaten democracy in Latin America / / Julie Mazzei

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910964594303321
• Autore: Mazzei Julie
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2009
• ISBN: 979-88-908831-0-0; 979-88-9313-322-6; 1-4696-0552-X; 0-8078-9861-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.32
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Latin America; Paramilitary forces - Latin America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Chiapas: History Sets the Stage for Paramilitarism; 2 Paramilitary Groups of Chiapas: Targets, ; Triad, Foot Soldiers; 3 Precursors to Colombia's Autodefensas; 4 Colombia's Paramilitary Triad; 5 El Salvador: The Rise of Paramilitaries; 6 El Salvador's PMGs Peak and Recede; Conclusion: The PMG Triad; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Death Squads or Self-Defense Forces?: How Paramilitary Groups Emerge and Challenge Democracy in Latin America