Shepherding, noble status and medieval style army roles, and the state’s weakness gave rise to a culture of honor. Values respecting masculine pride, public concerns and violence in response to provocations (injures to the extended family reputation or ingroup properties) were functional (eg. All...
Communities (illegal and allegedly pro-guerrilla communities) lived in the jungle under army fire and 50.000 refugees around the mexican border were in similar conditions, f) 700.000-900.000 Mayas had been recruited for civil patrols (local counter-guerrilla forces). Nearly 10% (mostly those who ...