Politics and Violence in Central America and the Caribbean

by Hannes Warnecke-Berger

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319897810
• ISBN13: 9783319897813
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"