Sorrows of Zapotitlán: Violence and insecurity in the world of subalternity
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https://doi.org/10.32399/ICSYH.bvbuap.2954-4300.2001.2.3.57Keywords:
lynchings, violence, subalternity, MexicoAbstract
Lynching is not an infrequent way of conflict resolution and punishment in various areas of contemporary Mexico. Focussing on a very notorious case, a discussion is conducted on the many macro social determinants of these types of collective behavior, pointing to the role of violence as a form of social mediation in enviroments of massive poverty together with the articulation of a plurality of institutional arrangements and cultural systems.
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Copyright (c) 2001 Carlos M. Vilas

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