Encounters with Violence in Latin America: Urban Poor Perceptions from Columbia and Guatemala
- ISBN-10
- 0415258642
- ISBN-13
- 9780415258647
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Cathy McIlwaine, Caroline O. N. Moser
Description
Considers the various types of political, social and economic violence that afflict communities and measures the costs and consequences of violence giving a voice to those whose daily lives are dominated by widespread aggression.
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