Death Squads or Self-Defense Forces?: How Paramilitary Groups Emerge and Challenge Democracy in Latin America
"An interesting and significant contribution to the study of armed violence and right wing politics in Latin America."--Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology"Provides a qualitative advance in our understanding of paramilitaries."--H-Net Reviews"The chapters of the case studies in this book are well worth reading, they are well written, and provide interesting details about the context and history of the paramilitary groups."--A Contra Corriente"An important comparative study of paramilitary groups in Colombia, El Salvador, and Mexico (Chiapas). . . . This book will be of interest to academicians and policy makers involved in Latin American affairs as well as those engaged more broadly in the affairs of the Global South."--Choice"This comparative study is a valuable attempt to provide a coherent explanation for the occurrence of paramilitary activity in countries that have been wracked by extraordinary levels of political violence."--International Affairs