Organized Violence: Capitalist Warfare in Latin America

Organized Violence: Capitalist Warfare in Latin America
by: Dr. Dawn Paley (Editor),Dr. Simon Granovsky-Larsen (Editor)
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Publication Date: 2019/5/25
Language: English
Print Length: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0889776288
ISBN-13: 9780889776289
Book Description
Official stories say that violence in Latin America is a product of criminal activity and the drug trade. Organized Violence exposes how that narrative serves corporate and state interests and de-politicizes events that have more to do with logistics infrastructure, social control, and the extractive industries than with cocaine. Global capital and violence reinforce conditions that fortify the current economic order, and whether it be the military, police, or death squads that pull the trigger, economic expansion benefits from repressive activities carried out under the guise of fighting crime.
About the Author
Official stories say that violence in Latin America is a product of criminal activity and the drug trade. Organized Violence exposes how that narrative serves corporate and state interests and de-politicizes events that have more to do with logistics infrastructure, social control, and the extractive industries than with cocaine. Global capital and violence reinforce conditions that fortify the current economic order, and whether it be the military, police, or death squads that pull the trigger, economic expansion benefits from repressive activities carried out under the guise of fighting crime. Read more