{"product_id":"societies-of-fear-the-legacy-of-civil-war-violence-and-terror-in-latin-america-9781856497664","title":"Societies of Fear: The Legacy of Civil War, Violence and Terror in Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Krujit Koonings\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Latin America - South America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs cities sprawl across Latin America, absorbing more and more of its people, crime and violence have become inescapable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the paramilitary invasion of Medell n in Colombia, the booming wealth of crack dealers in Managua, Nicaragua and police corruption in Mexico City, to the glimmers of hope in Lima, this book provides a dynamic analysis of urban insecurity. Based on new empirical evidence, interviews with local people and historical contextualization, the authors attempts to shed light on the fault-lines which have appeared in Latin American society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeoliberal economic policy, it is argued, has intensified the gulf between elites, insulated in gated estates monitored by private security firms, and the poor, who are increasingly mistrustful of state-sponsored attempts to impose order on their slums. Rather than the current trend towards government withdrawal, the situation can only be improved by co-operation between communities and police to build new networks of trust. In the end, violence and insecurity are inseparable from social justice and democracy.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086405099671,"sku":"9781856497664","price":11462.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781856497664.webp?v=1767265986","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/societies-of-fear-the-legacy-of-civil-war-violence-and-terror-in-latin-america-9781856497664","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}