Communal intimacy and the violence of politics: understanding the war on drugs in Bagong Silang, Philippines

Communal intimacy and the violence of politics in Manila -- Intimacy, policing and violent politics in Bagong Silang -- Police violence and corruption in the war on drugs and before -- The violent production of urban divides -- Community activism and the violence of politics -- Fraternity denied --...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Jensen, Steffen 1966- (Author) ; Hapal, Karl (Author)
Contributors: Rafael, Vicente L. 1956- (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca London Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Violence > Social aspects > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area
Violence > Political aspects > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area
Drug control > Political aspects > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area
Law Enforcement > Political aspects > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area
Police-community relations > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area
Poor > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area > Social conditions
Social Conflict > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area
Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines) > Social conditions
Philippines > Politics and government > 21st century
Philippinen > Manila > Drogenpolitik > Gewalttätigkeit > Staat > Gesellschaft
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Summary:Communal intimacy and the violence of politics in Manila -- Intimacy, policing and violent politics in Bagong Silang -- Police violence and corruption in the war on drugs and before -- The violent production of urban divides -- Community activism and the violence of politics -- Fraternity denied -- War on . . . Leaving Bagong Silang.
"Explores the war on drugs in the Philippines from below. Rather than seeking to understand the motivations of Duterte's drug war, we explore how it folded itself into communal and intimate spheres in one Manila neighborhood, Bagong Silang"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xviii, 191 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781501762765
9781501762772