Politics and Violence in Central America and the Caribbean

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Politics and Violence in Central America and the Caribbean is written by Hannes Warnecke-Berger and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3319897829 (ISBN 10) and 9783319897820 (ISBN 13).

This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth empirical research. It combines the Caribbean and Central America into a single comparative research that explores the historical (from the conquista onwards) as well as contemporary causes of violence in these societies. The volume focuses on forms of violence such as gang violence, police violence, every day forms of violence, vigilantism, and organized crime. The analysis provides a theoretical perspective that bridges political economy as well as cultural approaches in violence research. As such, it will be of interest to readers studying development, violence, political, Central American, and Caribbean studies.