This book explores the politics of narco-killing and public attitudes to violence and death in the Mexican Drug War. It examines questions such as the culture of human sacrifice, the religious principles that sanction egregious violence and most importantly the society’s complex response strategies towards such violence. Primarily a philosophical reflection, this study nonetheless uses anthropological, architectural and sociological methods to provide an interdisciplinary explanation to the visceral, commonplace violence taking place in contemporary Mexico.
Tabella dei contenuti
1. Prologue.- 2. Necropower.- 3. Arguing Death.- 4. The Gods of Wrath.- 5. Necessary Murder.- 6. Necropolis.- 7. Epilogue.- Bibliography.- Index.Circa l’autore
Amalendu Misra teaches at Lancaster University, UK and the University of Lisbon, Portugal. His previous works include The Landscape of Silence: Sexual Violence Against Men in War (2015); Politics of Civil Wars (2009); Afghanistan: The Labyrinth of Violence (2004); and Identity & Religion (2004).
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 179 ● ISBN 9781137526540 ● Dimensione 2.3 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2017 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5528782 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale