The Proliferation of Paramilitary Groups in Southern Mexico: State Strategy or Struggle between Local Political Elites?

This study traces the origins of Mexican paramilitary groups and argues that, contrary to what most of the literature on the subject implies, they do not represent a state strategy to thwart leftist groups seeking social change. Rather, they represent battles between groups of national and local-lev...

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Main Author: Patricia Olney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Rosario, Bogota 2011-12-01
Series:Desafíos
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Online Access:https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/desafios/article/view/1803