The Politics of Drug Violence: Criminals, Cops and Politicians in Colombia and Mexico
- ISBN-10
- 0190695951
- ISBN-13
- 9780190695958
- Category
- Political Science
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-12
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Angélica Durán-Martínez
Description
The Politics of Drug Violence explains variation in drug violence looking at the interactions between state power, criminal competition, and the forms of coercion criminals employ" (ed.).
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