Contesting the iron fist : advocacy networks and police violence in democratic Argentina and Chile /
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| Author / Creator: | Fuentes, Claudio. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Routledge, 2005. |
| Description: | xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Latin American studies Latin American studies (Routledge (Firm)) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5581063 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415971691 |