Publication

2016 - Zed Books, Limited

Language

English

Word Count

44,750 words, Guess

Page Count

179 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHV8161.A2 M855 2016eb

Description

In the eyes of the global media, modern Mexico has become synonymous with crime, violence and insecurity. But while media fascination and academic engagement has focused on the drug war, an equally dangerous phenomenon has taken root. In The Punitive City, Markus-Michael Mller argues that what has emerged in Mexico is not just a punitive urban democracy, in which those at the social and political margins face growing violence and exclusion. More alarmingly, it would seem that clientelism in the region is morphing into a private, political protection racket. Vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the implications of a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly widespread across Latin America.

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  • Punitive CityZed Books, Limited2016

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