Langbeschreibung
This volume includes contributions of scholars from various fields - the social sciences, journalism, the humanities and the arts - whose work offers insightful and innovative ways to understand the devastating and unprecedented forms of violence currently experienced in Latin America. As an interdisciplinary endeavor, it offers an array of perspectives that contribute to ongoing debates in the study of violence in the region.
Hauptbeschreibung
INTERDISCIPLINARY: The book is an interdisciplinary approach to the studies of violence (sociology, ethnomusicology, literary criticism, anthropology, film studies, journalists, etc.) which, certainly broadens the scope of targeted readers GREAT CONTRIBUTORS: Most of the contributors of the book are well established scholars in their respective fields, and their work has shaped the study of violence in Latin America VIOLENCE IS IN THE NEWS: Given the current situation of violence(s) experienced in the region, the book comes at a good time as an important contribution to ongoing debates on violence