Towards a Philosophy of Narco Violence in Mexico

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-52653-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 179 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3594 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misra, Amalendu

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Prologue.- 2. Necropower.- 3. Arguing Death.- 4. The Gods of Wrath.- 5. Necessary Murder.- 6. Necropolis.- 7. Epilogue.- Bibliography.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Amalendu Misra teaches atLancaster 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).