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The rise of the penal state in Latin America

Markus-Michael Müller Centre for Area Studies, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 57-76 | Received 13 Mar 2010, Accepted 19 May 2011, Published online: 18 Jul 2011

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