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

Courage, Resistance, and Women in Ciudad Juárez : : Challenges to Militarization / / Kathleen Staudt, Zulma Y. Méndez.

Ciudad Juárez 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 i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Staudt, Kathleen,
Méndez, Zulma Y.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2015
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Inter-America Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; 31 b&w photos
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. Introduction: Conceptualizing Courage and Resistance in a Mired Human Rights Context
  • Chapter Two. Historicizing and Contextualizing the Place: Three Historic Junctures
  • Chapter Three From Fear and Intimidation to Game-Changing Activism
  • Chapter Four “Fed Up” with Militarization and Murders, via Social Media
  • Chapter Five. Toward Transnational Solidarity: Contesting the Border Narrative in a U.S. Congressional Race, Tribunals, and Faith-Based Activism
  • Afterword
  • 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

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