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Political policing : the United States and Latin America

Author: Martha Knisely Huggins
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Huggins, Martha Knisely, 1944-
Political policing.
Durham : Duke University Press, 1998
(OCoLC)605525562
Online version:
Huggins, Martha Knisely, 1944-
Political policing.
Durham : Duke University Press, 1998
(OCoLC)606252496
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Martha Knisely Huggins
ISBN: 0822321599 9780822321590 0822321726 9780822321729
OCLC Number: 38162868
Description: xxi, 247 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Policing international politics : theory and practice --
"Gunboat" policing : the first twenty-five years --
"Good neighbor" policing --
From policing espionage to sup[p]ressing "communism" : World War II and its aftermath --
Policing containment --
Counterinsurgency policing : internationalization and professionalization --
Policing Brazil's "cleanup," 1964-1968 --
Repression and the Brazilian police --
Fortifying security and privatizing repression : torture and death squads in authoritarian devolution, 1969-1970 --
Closing the circle : devolution abroad and at home --
Conclusion : police assistance as a "protection racket".
Responsibility: Martha K. Huggins.

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