Mano Dura: The Politics of Gang Control in El Salvador

by Sonja Wolf

Book Overview

In 1992, at the end of a twelve-year civil war, El Salvador was poised for a transition to democracy. Yet, after longstanding dominance by a small oligarchy that continually used violence to repress popular resistance, El Salvador's democracy has proven to be a fragile one, as social ills (poverty chief among them) have given rise to neighborhoods where gang activity now thrives. Mano Dura examines the ways in which the ruling ARENA party...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477311661
• ISBN13: 9781477311660
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"