In Harm's Way: The Dynamics of Urban Violence

by Maria Fernanda Berti and Javier Auyero

Book Overview

A harrowing look at violence among Argentina's urban poor

Arquitecto Tucci, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, is a place where crushing poverty and violent crime are everyday realities. Homicides--often involving young people--continue to skyrocket, and in the emergency room there, victims of shootings or knifings are an all-too-common sight. In Harm's Way takes a harrowing look at daily life in Arquitecto Tucci, examining the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691164770
• ISBN13: 9780691164779
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.6"