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Violence in a Post-conflict Context
In 1996, the Government of Guatemala and the guerrilla army known as the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG), signed the final Peace Accords ending both the United …
Cities, Slums and Gender in the Global South
Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South. …
Urban Poor Perceptions of Violence and Exclusion in Colombia
Despite sustained improvements in its social and economic indicators over the past several decades and its rich stock of natural and human resources, Colombia remains plagued by …
Encounters with Violence in Latin America
Latin America is both the world's most urbanized fastest developing regions, where the links between social exclusion, inequality and violence are clearly visible. The banal, …
Postcolonial Economies
Postcolonial approaches to understanding economies are of increasing academic and political significance as questions about the nature of globalisation, transnational flows of …
Challenges and Change in Middle America
A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and …
Fractured Cities
As cities sprawl across Latin America, absorbing more and more of its people, crime and violence have become inescapable. From the paramilitary invasion of Medell¡n in Colombia, …