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- Mano Dura: The Politics of Gang Control in El Salvador
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- 2017
- Published by: University of Texas Press
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A preeminent authority on El Salvador’s street gangs reports on three nongovernmental organizations that, advocating for human rights, have attempted to reform the country’s gang policy—only to be stifled by sweeping, politically popular Mano Dura (Iron Fist) laws.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- 1. Power, Politics, and Exclusion
- pp. 21-48
- 2. Mano Dura
- pp. 49-73
- 3. Creating Folk Devils
- pp. 74-118
- 4. Contesting Mano Dura
- pp. 119-152
- 5. Peer Rehabilitation and Empowerment
- pp. 153-183
- 6. Reason, Religion, and Loving-Kindness
- pp. 184-207
- Conclusion
- pp. 208-229
- Bibliography
- pp. 275-290
Additional Information
ISBN
9781477311226
Related ISBN(s)
9781477311219
MARC Record
OCLC
950751223
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2017-11-15
Language
English
Open Access
No
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