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Contesting the Iron Fist: Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile - Latin American Studies Claudio Fuentes 1st edition
Contesting the Iron Fist: Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile - Latin American Studies
Claudio Fuentes
This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security.
236 pages, 7 Illustrations, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 27, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415646970 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 236 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 440 g |
| Language | English |