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Murder and Politics in Mexico
Sara Schatz
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Paperback. With more than 70 per cent of murders of Partido de la Revolucion Democratica members remaining unsolved, this study of the causes of political killings in Mexico's ongoing process of democratization puts them firmly in the context of political repression. Series: Studies of Organized Crime. Num Pages: 258 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
Murder and Politics in Mexico studies the causes of political killings in Mexico’s liberalization-democratization within the larger context of political repression. Mexico’s democratization process has entailed a little known but highly significant cost of human lives in pre- and post-election violence. The majority of these crimes remain in a state of impunity: in other words, no person had been charged with the crime and/or no investigation of it had occurred. This has several consequences for Mexican politics: when the level of violence is extreme and when political killings that are systematic and invasive are involved, this could indicate a real ... Read more
Murder and Politics in Mexico studies the causes of political killings in Mexico’s liberalization-democratization within the larger context of political repression. Mexico’s democratization process has entailed a little known but highly significant cost of human lives in pre- and post-election violence. The majority of these crimes remain in a state of impunity: in other words, no person had been charged with the crime and/or no investigation of it had occurred. This has several consequences for Mexican politics: when the level of violence is extreme and when political killings that are systematic and invasive are involved, this could indicate a real ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Series
Studies of Organized Crime
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461428084
SKU
V9781461428084
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About Sara Schatz
Sara Schatz is a criminology expert currently affiliated with Ohio State University, as an assistant professor for Latin American Studies. She received her PhD. in Sociology at UCLA, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from UC Berkeley, and an M.A. in International Development from UCLA. Her research specializes in the political and legal situation in Mexico.
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