The politics of drug violence: criminals, cops and politicians in Colombia and Mexico 9780190695958, 0190695951, 9780190695965, 019069596X

Acknowledgements -- States, trafficking, and violence in Colombian and Mexican cities -- Conceptualizing drug violence -

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The politics of drug violence: criminals, cops and politicians in Colombia and Mexico
 9780190695958, 0190695951, 9780190695965, 019069596X

Table of contents :
Acknowledgements --
States, trafficking, and violence in Colombian and Mexican cities --
Conceptualizing drug violence --
Democratization and state capacity to control violence --
Medellín : from extreme wars to unstable pacification --
Cali and Culiacán : hidden violence and state-criminal collusion --
Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana : beyond a border tale of violence --
Conclusion --
Glossary --
Bibliography --
Appendix.

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