Download or read book Negotiating Boundaries written by P. Wilding and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro provide an ideal case study since they are renowned for high levels of police and gang violence resulting in high death rates among young black men, causing both outrage and fear. This book foregrounds women's experiences and how different forms of violence overlap and reinforce one another.