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Fear and crime in Latin America : redefining state-society relations / / Lucia Dammert



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Autore: Dammert Lucia Visualizza persona
Titolo: Fear and crime in Latin America : redefining state-society relations / / Lucia Dammert Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
Disciplina: 364.98
Soggetto topico: Violent crimes - Latin America
Internal security - Latin America
Democracy - Latin America
Security (Psychology) - Political aspects - Latin America
State, The
Soggetto geografico: Latin America Politics and government
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-176) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Democracy, modernity, and fear in contemporary Chile -- Fear as a category for analysis -- Violence and crime -- The government of security 1970-2010 -- Santiago: segregation and day-to-day fear -- Trust, insecurity, and authoritarianism -- Is Chile a unique case? Insecurity conditions in Latin America.
Sommario/riassunto: The feeling of insecurity is a little known phenomenon that has been only partially explored by social sciences. However, it has a deep social, cultural and economic impact and may even contribute to define the very structures of the state. In Latin America, fear of crime has become an important stumbling block in the region's process of democratization. After long spells of dictatorships and civil wars, violence in the region was supposed to be under control yet crime rates have continued to skyrocket and citizens remain fearful. This analytical puzzle has troubled researchers and to date
Titolo autorizzato: Fear and crime in Latin America  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-29827-4
1-283-64332-4
0-203-11628-3
1-136-29828-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823817003321
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Serie: Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics