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Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order in Guatemala City (Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century Book 1)

Anthony W. Fontes

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Description:The fear of violent crime dominates Guatemala City. In the midst of unprecedented levels of postwar violence, Guatemalans struggle to fathom the myriad forces that have made life in this city so deeply insecure. Born out of histories of state terror, migration, and US deportation, maras (transnational gangs) have become the face of this new era of violence. They are brutal organizations engaged in extortion, contract killings, and the drug trade, and yet they have also become essential to the emergence of a certain kind of social order.Drawing on years of fieldwork inside prisons, police precincts, and gang-dominated neighborhoods, Anthony W. Fontes demonstrates how gang violence has become indissoluble from contemporary social imaginaries and how these gangs provide cover for a host of other criminal actors. Ethnographically rich and unflinchingly critical, Mortal Doubt illuminates the maras' role in making and mooring collective terror in Guatemala City while tracing the ties that bind this violence to those residing in far safer environs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order in Guatemala City (Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century Book 1). To get started finding Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order in Guatemala City (Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century Book 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 336

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: 2018

ISBN: 0520969596

Description: The fear of violent crime dominates Guatemala City. In the midst of unprecedented levels of postwar violence, Guatemalans struggle to fathom the myriad forces that have made life in this city so deeply insecure. Born out of histories of state terror, migration, and US deportation, maras (transnational gangs) have become the face of this new era of violence. They are brutal organizations engaged in extortion, contract killings, and the drug trade, and yet they have also become essential to the emergence of a certain kind of social order.Drawing on years of fieldwork inside prisons, police precincts, and gang-dominated neighborhoods, Anthony W. Fontes demonstrates how gang violence has become indissoluble from contemporary social imaginaries and how these gangs provide cover for a host of other criminal actors. Ethnographically rich and unflinchingly critical, Mortal Doubt illuminates the maras' role in making and mooring collective terror in Guatemala City while tracing the ties that bind this violence to those residing in far safer environs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order in Guatemala City (Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century Book 1). To get started finding Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order in Guatemala City (Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century Book 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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