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

Description

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.

• Author: Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera
• Publisher: Springer
• Published: 2013-05-21
• Pages: 172
• ISBN-13: 9781137027955