Territories of Violence: State, Marginal Youth, and Public Security in Honduras

by Lirio Rivera

Book Overview

This book examines the persistence of social violence and public insecurity in Honduras. Using a spatial perspective, the author looks at the Honduran state's security polices - known as Mano Dura - and the challenges authorities face. She points to the state's historical difficulty producing and ordering political territory and space.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349439851
• ISBN13: 9781349439850
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"