"The Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular, a well-known Colombian research center, coordinated analysis for this work as part of a multi-cultural project organized by the Asociación Peruana de Estudios y Investigaciones para la Paz. Investigates the culture of violence including its impact on daily life, the media, and the economy, as well as its relationship with narcotics and organized crime. Contributors are well-established scholars"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.