Exacerbated violence: complexity and perspective

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• Slavoj Zizek. On Violence. Six Marginal Reflections. Paidos, 2009. 
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• Patricia Alvarenga. Culture and ethics of violence. El Salvador 1880-1932. San Salvador: Directorate of Publications and Printing, 2006. 
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