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L'aube s'est levée sur un mort - Violence armée et culture du pavot au Mexique
À Badiraguato, commune rurale et marginalisée du Mexique, le maire a fait édifier avec enthousiasme un belvédère où, à la manière de la colline de Hollywood, se détachent de monumentales lettres qui surplombent le paysage. Il faut dire que le village, au cœur de la région escarpée du Sinaloa, a été mis en scène sur les écrans du monde entier par une série Netflix revenant sur les pas des plus célèbres " Narcos " mexicains, Joaquín El Chapo Guzman et Rafael Caro Quintero. Il est aussi l'épicentre d'une " guerre contre la drogue " qui a fait plus de victimes depuis le début du XXIe siècle que les conflits en Afghanistan ou en Irak. Mais comment vivent au quotidien celles...
Rule and Rupture
Rule and Rupture - State Formation Through the Production of Property and Citizenship examines the ways in which political authority is defined and created by the rights of community membership and access to resources. Combines the latest theory on property rights and citizenship with extensive fieldwork to provide a more complex, nuanced assessment of political states commonly viewed as “weak,” “fragile,” and “failed” Contains ten case studies taken from post-colonial settings around the world, including Cambodia, Nepal, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, and Bolivia Characterizes the results of societal ruptures into three types of outcomes for political power: reconstituted and consolidated, challenged, and fragmented Brings together exciting insights from a global group of scholars in the fields of political science, development studies, and geography
Civil War in Syria
The first comprehensive field-based study of the Syrian conflict, introducing a seminal approach to civil wars.
Violence and Social Transformation in Libya
Ten years after Libya descended into conflict, the contours of a new society are emerging. How has violence remade the country--what has happened to inter-community and inter-personal relations, to social hierarchies and elite composition? Which new groups, networks and identities have formed through conflict, and how has this transformed power structures, modes of capital accumulation and governance at the local and national levels? How has the violence contributed to create new communities, both inside the country and in exile? This volume brings together leading researchers, both foreign and Libyan, to examine the deep changes undergone by Libya's society amid civil war. These transformations are bound to shape the country for decades to come, and will influence its relations with the outside world. By addressing neglected yet crucial aspects of social change amid violence, the contributors substantially broaden the picture of Libyan society beyond the current confines of scholarship, as well as enriching wider debates in Conflict Studies.
The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan
How did the Taliban gain the trust of the Afghan population through decades of conflict? How did they put themselves in a position to regulate social relations? And with what consequences for Afghan society? The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan: Waging War by Law explores how the Taliban used the law as a resource in its conflict with militarily and technologically superior Western armies. While the international coalition set up an inadequate and corrupt legal system, the Taliban set up hundreds of courts in the countryside. By insisting on due process, impartiality of judges, and the enforcement of verdicts, this system of justice established itself as one of the few sources of predictability...
Sovereignty and Extortion
Over the past fifteen years in Mexico, more than 450,000 people have been murdered and 110,000 more have been disappeared. In Sovereignty and Extortion, Claudio Lomnitz examines the Mexican state in relation to this extreme violence, uncovering a reality that challenges the familiar narratives of “a war on drugs” or a “failed state.” Tracing how neoliberal reforms, free trade agreements, and a burgeoning drug economy have shaped Mexico’s sociopolitical landscape, Lomnitz shows that the current crisis does not represent a tear in the social fabric. Rather, it reveals a fundamental shift in the relationship between the state and the economy in which traditional systems of policing, governance, and the rule of law have eroded. Lomnitz finds that power is now concentrated in the presidency and enforced through militarization, which has left the state estranged from itself and incapable of administering justice or regaining control over violence. Through this critical examination, Lomnitz offers a new theory of the state, its forms of sovereignty, and its shifting relation to capital and militarization.
What Lies Between Us
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The Image of You
'BRILLIANT STORYLINE, GREAT CHARACTERS, VERY CLEVER, LOVED IT!' B A PARIS 'ADDICTIVE AND PERCEPTIVE' LUCY ATKINS 'COMPELLING AND GRIPPING' DAILY EXPRESS Can you ever trust someone you meet online? Twins Anna and Zoe are identical in appearance and utterly different in personality. They share a bond so close that nothing - and no one - can rip them apart. Until Anna meets charismatic Nick. Anna is trusting, romantic and hopeful; she thinks Nick is perfect. Zoe is daring, dangerous and extreme; she thinks Nick is a liar. Zoe has seen Anna betrayed by men before. She'll stop at nothing to discover the truth about Nick. Lies may hurt. But honesty can kill... This addictive novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author ADELE PARKS will keep you on the edge of your seat - you'll never guess the delicious twist!
Interpretación del “tejido social rasgado”
En su discurso de ingreso, Claudio Lomnitz aborda la relación entre la violencia y la fractura de las relaciones comunitarias en México. Para ello, empieza por analizar el concepto de tejido social y sus implicaciones para el estudio de las sociedades. Examina cuál es el papel del Estado en relación con la violencia y por qué ésta no puede atribuirse en exclusiva a la guerra contra las drogas. Dedica la mayor parte de su discurso a la relación entre violencia y reciprocidad, que se manifiesta de múltiples formas de acuerdo con la capacidad de respuesta de quienes son violentados y con la simetría o asimetría entre quien violenta y sus víctimas. A lo largo del texto, ofrece ejemplo...
The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone: A Novel
For fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Girl, Interrupted, and A.S. King, National Book Award-finalist Adele Griffin tells the fully illustrated story of a brilliant young artist, her mysterious death, and the fandom that won't let her go. From the moment she stepped foot in NYC, Addison Stone’s subversive street art made her someone to watch, and her violent drowning left her fans and critics craving to know more. I conducted interviews with those who knew her best—including close friends, family, teachers, mentors, art dealers, boyfriends, and critics—and retraced the tumultuous path of Addison's life. I hope I can shed new light on what really happened the night of July 28. —Adele Griffin
