Latin American activism and routine violence in the 21st century da Silva Ribeiro Gomes, Simone creator author. text Electronic books. enk Bristol Bristol University Press 2026 monographic eng remote 1 online resource. Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Latin American Activism and Routine Violence in the 21st Century -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Theoretical definitions and Latin America's specificities -- Why and how to study Latin America -- Why a book on violence and social movements in the 21st century? -- Methodology -- What is my approach to social movements and violence in Latin America? -- Outline of the book -- 1 Mobilizing in the 21st Century Violent antecedents: upheavals, dictatorships, and social movements -- The 2000s waves of protests -- Prominent causes and a few convergences at the turn of the century -- 2 Collective and Routine Violence -- Collective violence -- Lootings, lynchings, and wreckings: 21st-​century collective violence in Latin America -- The meeting of specialists in violence with the non-​specialists -- Routine violence -- The inhibiting effects of routine violence on mobilization -- Activists in routine violence contexts in Latin America -- 3 State and Paramilitary Repression Paramilitaries and targeted repression in Latin America -- A (narco)paramilitary subcontinent -- The example of Goldman Prize awardees -- Collective repression and militarization of territories -- Outsourced repression leading to demobilization -- 4 High-​Risk Activism -- Conceptualizing high risk -- Risk in Latin America's claim-​making -- Race and gender as independent variables in high-​risk activism -- 5 Violence and New Possibilities for Social Action -- Movement adaptations to violence -- Cultural repertoires of contention -- There are alternatives everywhere -- Conclusion The paramilitarization of dissent control -- The routinization of violence in Latin America -- Intersectionality in the study of activism in Latin America -- Avenues for future research -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes. Description based upon print version of record. Violence Latin America Activism Latin America 2000-2025 fast HM881 .D3 2026 306.09809051 Latin American Activism and Routine Violence in the 21st Century da Silva Ribeiro Gomes, Simone Bristol : Bristol University Press,c2026 Organizations and Activism Series 1529238250 9781529238259 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.25941165 NhCcYBP 260103 20260213161346.7 in00005687827