LEADER 03288nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910960116403321 005 20240513191129.0 010 $a9781299833845 010 $a1299833845 010 $a9781439900055 010 $a1439900051 035 $a(CKB)2550000000031585 035 $a(EBL)660526 035 $a(OCoLC)705538174 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000470972 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11297620 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470972 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10418219 035 $a(PQKB)10886320 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC660526 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13397 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL660526 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10451008 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL514635 035 $a(Perlego)2031094 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000031585 100 $a20100726d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiving in the crossfire $eFavela residents, drug dealers, and police violence in Rio de Janeiro /$fMaria Helena Moreira Alves and Philip Evanson ; with the assistance of Cristina Pedroza de Faria (Kita Pedroza) and Jose Valentin Palacios Vilches 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia, Pa. $cTemple University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 225 1 $aVoices of Latin American life 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781439900048 311 08$a1439900043 311 08$a9781439900031 311 08$a1439900035 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Part I: Rio de Janeiro : the marvelous city and its communities. The decline of poverty and the rise of violence -- Living in the Favelas in the twenty first century -- Communities under fire -- Voices of hope and renewal -- Voices of community leaders -- Voices of public security officials. Security for whom? -- Voices of police officers -- Voices of government officials. 330 $aFor all of Brazil's efforts to reduce poverty-and its progress-the favelas in Rio de Janeiro still house one-third of the city's poor, and violence permeates every aspect of the city. As urban drug gangs and police wage war in the streets, favela residents who are especially vulnerable live in fear of being caught in the crossfire. Politicians, human rights activists, and security authorities have been working to minimize the social and economic problems at the root of this ""war.""Living in the Crossfire presents impassioned testimony from officials, residents, and othe 410 0$aVoices of Latin American life. 606 $aDrug traffic$zBrazil$zRio de Janeiro 606 $aSlums$zBrazil$zRio de Janeiro 606 $aSquatter settlements$zBrazil$zRio de Janeiro 606 $aViolence$zBrazil$zRio de Janeiro 615 0$aDrug traffic 615 0$aSlums 615 0$aSquatter settlements 615 0$aViolence 676 $a303.6/2086942098153 700 $aAlves$b Maria Helena Moreira$f1944-$01810002 701 $aEvanson$b Philip$01810003 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960116403321 996 $aLiving in the crossfire$94361073 997 $aUNINA