States of insecurity: Everyday emergencies, public secrets, and drug trafficker power in a brazilian Favela

Political and Legal Anthropology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-63

  Penglase, Ben ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Drugs; Favela; Insecurity; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955975441     PISSN: 10816976     EISSN: 15552934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1555-2934.2009.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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