Constructing Democracy: Human Rights, Citizenship, And Society In Latin America
- ISBN-10
- 042972067X
- ISBN-13
- 9780429720673
- Category
- Law
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-03-11
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Elizabeth Jelin
Description
In this pathbreaking contribution to debates about human rights, democracy, and society, distinguished social scientists from Latin America and the United States move beyond questions of state terror, violence, and similar abuses to embrace ...
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Other editions
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- 1996-05-02
- 238 pages
- Paperback
- Avalon Publishing
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