{"product_id":"9781118657355","title":"Murder and Violence in Modern Latin America","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBulletin of Latin American Research Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMurder and Violence in Modern Latin America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEric A. Johnson | Ricardo Salvatore | Pieter Spierenburg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is a thorough assessment of state-supported murder and violence in Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the trajectory of murder and violence in the region over the past two centuries and elucidates theories and trends regarding violence since the end of colonial rule \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics such as “the disappeared,” the rise of drug cartels and narco-violence, physical violence against wives, the judging and sentencing of violent crimes, genocide, and state terrorism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains and applies macro-level theories regarding the rise of civilization, state building, and violence to contemporary Latin America \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the complexity of an issue at the forefront of life and politics in the region today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric A. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern History at Central Michigan University and has previously held professorships at the University of Cologne and the University of Strathclyde. His research concentrates on violence in modern history, Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust. He has held fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, the Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Foundations, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUrbanization and Crime\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), the co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and author of \u003ci\u003eNazi Terror: The Gestapo, Jews, and Ordinary Germans\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo D. Salvatore\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern History at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His most recent books are \u003ci\u003eSubalternos, Derechos y Justicia Penal: Ensayos de historia social y cultural argentina 1829-1940\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eWandering Paysanos: State Order and Subaltern Experience in Buenos Aires during the Rosas Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment in Latin America: Law and Society since Late Colonial Times\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePieter Spierenburg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Historical Criminology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His research focuses on crime, law, and violence in early modern history, and he has published, among other books, \u003ci\u003eA History of Murder: Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2008), \u003ci\u003eWritten in Blood: Fatal Attraction in Enlightenment Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eViolence and Punishment: Civilizing the Body through Time\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118657355\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315136721036,"sku":"9781118657355","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118657355_fd6f94de-38bb-4b30-9966-e4661144658a.jpg?v=1780233998","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118657355","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}