Extermination of Humans: Violation and Vulgarization of Life

Extermination of Humans: Violation and Vulgarization of Life

This exploration of mass assassinations in urban areas in Brazil as a political phenomenon proposes the concept of extermination in order to underline the social causes of violence. From this perspective, death squads are seen as only executing orders that come from sectors of society. The mechanism...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cadernos de saúde pública 1994-01, Vol.10, p.199-212
Hauptverfasser: Cruz-Neto, Otavio, Minayo, Maria Cecilia de S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:por
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Brazil
Genocide
Homicide
Political Violence
Urban Areas
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Zusammenfassung:This exploration of mass assassinations in urban areas in Brazil as a political phenomenon proposes the concept of extermination in order to underline the social causes of violence. From this perspective, death squads are seen as only executing orders that come from sectors of society. The mechanisms of legitimation of such actions are understood in a political-ideological context marked by authoritarianism & the negation of the other. 23 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0102-311X