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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Inter-America series
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Inter-America series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front ; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing Courage and Resistance in a Mired Human Rights Context; 2. Historicizing and Contextualizing the Place: Three Historic Junctures; 3. From Fear and Intimidation to Game-Changing Activism; 4. "Fed Up" with Militarization and Murders, via Social Media; 5. Toward Transnational Solidarity: Contesting the Border Narrative in a U.S. Congressional Race, Tribunals, and Faith-Based Activism; 6. South-to-North Solidarity: Sicilia and Peace and Justice Movements at the Border. |
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7. Conclusion: Reflections on the Possibilities of Post-Conflict Peace and JusticeAfterword; Appendix One. Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership: A 10-Point Voluntary Code; Appendix Two. Resolution (El Paso City Council); Appendix Three. Resolution (City of Los Angeles); Notes; References; Index. |
| Summary |
This pioneering, timely study of civil society activism in Ciudad Juárez during the first decade of the twenty-first century captures the tenuous new alliances and discourses of resistance (augmented by social media) that have emerged in the face of escalating violence and militarization. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Violence -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez.
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Violence. |
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Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez. |
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Social movements -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez.
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Social movements. |
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Women -- Political activity -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez.
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Women -- Political activity. |
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Women -- Violence against -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez.
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Militarism -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez.
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Human rights -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juárez.
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Women -- Violence against. |
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Militarism. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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Human rights. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. |
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Social movements. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Human rights. |
| Added Author |
Méndez, Zulma Y.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Staudt, Kathleen A. Courage, resistance, and women in Ciudad Juárez. First edition. 9780292760875 0292760876 (DLC) 2014017673 |
| ISBN |
0292768273 (electronic book) |
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9780292768277 (electronic book) |
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9780292760875 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0292760876 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780292763586 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0292763581 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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