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Narcostates : civil war, crime, and the war on drugs in Mexico and Central America
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Narcostates : civil war, crime, and the war on drugs in Mexico and Central America / William L. Marcy.
ISBN
9781685853273
1685853277
9781685859787
Publication
Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
viii, 359 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary
"Unravels the tangled web of violence, corruption, and political instability that has empowered drug trafficking organizations across Mexico and Central America since the 1970s"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Marcy, William L. Narcostates Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2023
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 13, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The opening of a narcotrafficking corridor
Early US counternarcotics efforts in Mexico
"Cocaine guns" and civil war in Central America
The emergence of the Mexican cartel networks
Mexico in crisis
The Colombian cartels expand their reach
The war on drugs spills into Central America
Mexico's cartel wars
The militarization of the US-Mexican war on drugs
The Mexican cartels and youth gangs in Central America
Narcotrafficking and the immigration crisis
Closing the corridor?
Appendix: Narcotraffickers by name and by cartel affiliation.
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