Courage, Resistance, and Women in Ciudad Juárez: Challenges to Militarization

by Kathleen Staudt

Book Overview

Ciudad Ju rez has recently become infamous for its murder rate, which topped 3,000 in 2010 as competing drug cartels grew increasingly violent and the military responded with violence as well. Despite the atmosphere of intimidation by troops, police, and organized criminals, women have led the way in civil society activism, spurring the Ju rez Resistance and forging powerful alliances with anti-militarization activists.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292763581
• ISBN13: 9780292763586
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"