But this diverts attention from the us role in creating and sustaining the carnage. The articles and other content which appear on the modern war institute website are unofficial expressions of opinion. I like to read as much as i can about mexico andor the drug war and so i thought id recommend a few books that i think are worth reading. However, he took a hardline approach to tackling the countrys growing drug abuse problem. Experts pick best books about the american drug war file this sept. The power of the dog by don winslow, killing pablo. Balancing mexicos economy and its drug war modern war.
As a political analyst living and working in mexico for the last three decades, i have watched with horror how the united statesmexico drug war. Don winslow is to the mexican drug wars what james ellroy is to l. Readings independent australian retailers and online merchants of fine books, music and film. Don winslow ends his trilogy on americas long war on drugs with the border. It is widely assumed that this is almost entirely caused by the drug wars raging between the countrys narco cartels and the government. The drug war has claimed thousands of lives in mexico and now the violence. One of the best books ive seen to understand mexican cartels, border violence, drug trafficking and the ramifications of spillover crime into america. Mexicos drug war has left the country paralysed and its people afraid. Winslow talks about writing a trilogy, the war on drugs and whats it like to. Nonfiction books about mexican drug cartels wikipedia.
A narco history by carmen boullosa and mike wallace or books. Anabel hernandez on mexicos lost drug war and her new book. Since i first read it i decided to skim through it again and it still stands i think as one of the best books out there on the ongoing mexican drug war. A cemetery of bodies with no story, and stories with no body. Examining the war on mexican drug cartels, through film. The book starts from the premise that the term mexican drug war is highly misleading, and implies that the conflict is an internal mexican problem. Choose from four new books filled with highgrade coke and graphic dismembering. Mexican drug war wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Nicholas stein, series producer, national geographics border wars. The mexican drug war has been a hot topic in recent years, with an astonishing amount of media coverage and plenty of news articles that have focused on the horrors that have now kept many tourists away from this previously popular travel destination. The true tale of americas opiate epidemic by sam quinones. Don winslow digs into modern drug war with new novel the border winslow talks about writing a trilogy, the war on drugs and whats it like to delve so deeply into the narco world for so long. Anabel hernandez on mexicos lost drug war and her new.
Longmire allows people to finally have the context to make sense of the drug war. The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Why abruptly abandoning the drug war is a bad idea for. Pages in category nonfiction books about mexican drug cartels. Opinion the drug war and mexico the new york times.
The most informative book i have read so far on the immoral and counterproductive us mexican drug war. The mexicanamerican war was a conflict between the united states and mexico, fought from april 1846 to february 1848. How the united states and mexico jointly created the mexican drug war carmen boullosa and mike wallace a wellwritten chronicle of interconnected events that blur borders and culturesa splendid introduction to a tragic, complex and fascinating binational drama. Since december 2006, more than 60,000 people have been killed in the drug war that has been being fought as cartels battle each other and government forces for territorial control. From an experienced cartel analyst and special agent, this is a powerful and very comprehensive look into the broad scope of mexican drug violence and its impact on the security of our nation. As the violence escalates and the economy continues to dive, a.
This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Timeline of the mexican drug war project gutenberg self. To counter this, the authors focus on the key role that washington policymakers have played in creating and sustaining the violence south of the border. Undercover inside the mexican drug war excerpt in this extract, the anonymous duo behind the blog del narco tell why they risk. Mexican authorities have been waging a war against drug trafficking organizations dtos for more than a decade, but with limited success. I did the first book, power of the dog, it feels like a thousand years ago. Love in the drug war selling sex and finding jesus on the. In wolf boys, slater takes readers on a harrowing, often brutal journey into the heart of the mexican drug trade. The bloody rise of the colombian and mexican cartels that control the global. The mexican government acknowledged that as many as.
Drug dollars, killing fields, and the new politics of latin america by ioan. In this anthropological study of drug trafficking and antidrug law enforcement efforts on the u. Confronting a shared threat thus provides a fresh look at one of the most important security threats in the western hemisphere and suggests recommendations for policy in. The term war on drugs was first used by president richard nixon in 1971, to explain his administrations amendment to the harrison narcotics tax act of 1914. Won by the americans and damned by its contemporary critics as expansionist, it resulted in the u. Grillo definitively captures the explosion of violence which has brought mexico and even parts of the us to the brink of despair and anarchy. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal mexican affair. List of books and articles about war on drugs online. Then, have a look at 20 absolutely ridiculous facts about infamous drug kingpin pablo escobar. William rothrock august 8, 2016 share on facebook share. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency, he takes a wider lens to the problem of drugs cartels. Before nixon came to power, there had been talk of decriminalizing or legalizing drugs.
Don winslow digs into modern drug war with new novel the. On the frontline of mexicos drug war hotspots youtube. Tax enforcers have started auditing medical marijuana dispensaries in washington, escalating a dispute over whether the outlets should be collecting money for state. The book is a fictionalized telling of recent events in mexicos drug war.
Examining the war on mexican drug cartels, through film and fiction two new works of art the documentary film cartel land and the novel the. According to the human rights watch, many of the victims arent the bad guys. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican drug war written by ioan grillo. One of the things we know about the drug war is that the route of supply from the poor countries that grow the drugs, to the rich countries that consume them. The mexican drug war also known as the mexican war on drugs. The best books on the war on drugs five books expert. Im of mexican descent and i have family that still lives in mexico so i follow closely whats going on with the ongoing drug war. Although violence between drug cartels had been occurring for three decades, the mexican government held a generally passive stance regarding cartel violence through the 1980s and early 2000s. Why abruptly abandoning the drug war is a bad idea for mexico longterm economic initiatives are good, but a power vacuum will make things more violent in the short term.
Don winslows epic trilogy about americas longest war, which. After learning about the mexican drug war between the feared cartels and the government, check out the craziest narco instagram photos of mexicos most feared cartels. Reminds readers that mexico, a country with a relatively low level of domestic drug abuse, spends substantial portions of its police and military budgets combating drug traffic. Everything we have been told about drugs and drug addiction and how society should deal with them is wrong, says the british author and journalist johann hari. The views expressed are those of the authors, and do not. The result of a collaboration between paco ignacio taibo ii, famed for authoring several books which are regularly described as narcoliterature, and subcomandante marcos, the zapatista revolutionary. Alltoobrief overview of mexicos drug market and antidrug policieshandbook of latin american studies, v.
Prior to the start of the mexican drug war, the countrys already existing gangs and cartels were transporting heroin, marijuana and colombian. The best books about the united states and mexico border. His book more specifically focuses on gabriel cardona, a teenager from laredo, tx who becomes caught up in the drug war. The bloody rise of the colombian and mexican cartels that control the global cocaine. Its not just that americans buy drugs from and sell weapons to mexicos murderous cartels. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. A guide to mexicos most powerful drug cartels bbc news. I preferred the cartel, as it focuses more on mexico.
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