Bibliograph

Amexica, war along the borderline, Ed Vulliamy

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Amexica, war along the borderline, Ed Vulliamy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Amexica

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

555656531

Responsibility statement

Ed Vulliamy

Sub title

war along the borderline

Summary

Amexica is a street-level portrait of the extraordinary terror unfolding along the U.S.-Mexico border--"a country in its own right, which belongs to both the United States and Mexico, yet neither"--as the narco-war escalates to a fever pitch. In 2009, after reporting from the border for many years, journalist Ed Vulliamy traveled the frontier from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico, from Tijuana to Matamoros, a kaleidoscopic landscape of corruption and all-out civil war, but also of beauty and joy and resilience. He describes in detail how the narco gangs work; the smuggling of people, weapons, and drugs back and forth across the border; middle-class flight from Mexico and an American celebrity culture that is feeding the violence; the interrelated economies of drugs and the maquiladora factories; and the ruthless, systematic murder of young women in Ciudad Juarez. Heroes, villains, and victims all come to life in this singular book.--From publisher description

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