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Land, Conflict, and Violence in Latin America.

The article examines issues on land, conflict and violence in Latin America. Violence prevailed relevant to efforts to prevent the emancipation of the exploited classes and to reinforce the power of the dominant classes. A high proportion of the victims, and especially of the displaced population ca...

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Published in:Peace Review Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 5 - 15
Main Author: Kay, Cristóbal
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan-Mar2007
Subjects:
Latin America
Resource allocation
Land use
Violence
Class differences
Class politics
Rural geography
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article examines issues on land, conflict and violence in Latin America. Violence prevailed relevant to efforts to prevent the emancipation of the exploited classes and to reinforce the power of the dominant classes. A high proportion of the victims, and especially of the displaced population came from the rural areas.