| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Urban violence as a contested domain; Toward a policy-relevant positioning of violence: the role of participatory research methodologies; The multiple complexity of daily violence in urban Colombian and Guatemalan communities; Community perceptions of the structural factors underlying political and economic violence; The family as a violent institution and the primary site of social violence; Substance abuse-linked violence relating to drug and alcohol consumption; Organized violence at the community level |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban violence -- Colombia
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Urban violence -- Guatemala
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society.
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Urban violence
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Armoede.
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Geweld.
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Steden.
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Veiligheid.
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Colombia
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Guatemala
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Colombia.
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Guatemala (land)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McIlwaine, Cathy, 1965-
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| LC no. |
2003058413 |
| ISBN |
0203646355 |
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9780203646359 |
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9780415258647 |
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0415258642 |
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9780415258654 |
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0415258650 |
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9781134575657 |
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1134575653 |
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9781134575640 |
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1134575645 |
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1280057114 |
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9781280057113 |
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