Death Squads in Global Perspective - by B Campbell & A Brenner (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Death Squads in Global Perspective" is an anthology of case studies and a theoretical examination of historical contemporary instances of death squads around the world, addressing primarily the question of the relationship of the state to death squads."

Book Synopsis

Death squads have become an increasingly common feature of the modern world. In nearly all instances, their establishment is tolerated, encouraged, or undertaken by the state itself, which thereby risks its monopoly on the use of force, one of the fundamental characteristics of modern states. Why do such a variety of regimes, under very different circumstances, condone such activity? Death Squads in Global Perspective hopes to answer that question and explain not only their development, but also why they can be expected to proliferate in the early 21st century.

Review Quotes

'Campbell and Brenner have produced a book based on case studies that is more than the sum of its parts'. - ECPR Newsletter

About the Author

BRUCE CAMPBELL is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literature at the College of William and Mary.

ARTHUR D. BRENNER is Assistant Professor of History at Siena College.