Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Ju?rez by Ho

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Drug War Zone by Howard Campbell Gripping firsthand accounts of the drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border from drug traffickers and law enforcement officials. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner, Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association, 2011Thousands of people die in drug-related violence every year in Mexico. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, adjacent to El Paso, Texas, has become the most violent city in the Mexican drug war. Much of the cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine consumed in the United States is imported across the Mexican border, making El Paso/Juarez one of the major drug-trafficking venues in the world.In this anthropological study of drug trafficking and anti-drug law enforcement efforts on the U.S.-Mexico border, Howard Campbell uses an ethnographic perspective to chronicle the recent Mexican drug war, focusing especially on people and events in the El Paso/Juarez area. It is the first social science study of the violent drug war that is tearing Mexico apart.Based on deep access to the drug-smuggling world, this study presents the drug war through the eyes and lives of direct participants. Half of the book consists of oral histories from drug traffickers, and the other half from law enforcement officials. There is much journalistic coverage of the drug war, but very seldom are the lived experiences of traffickers and "narcs" presented in such vivid detail. In addition to providing an up-close, personal view of the drug-trafficking world, Campbell explains and analyzes the functioning of drug cartels, the corruption that facilitates drug trafficking, the strategies of smugglers and anti-narcotics officials, and the perilous culture of drug trafficking that Campbell refers to as the "Drug War Zone." Notes Gripping firsthand accounts of the drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border from drug traffickers and law enforcement officials Author Biography HOWARD CAMPBELL is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is the co-editor of the University of Texas Press Inter-America Series. Table of Contents IntroductionPart I. Smuggling in the Drug War ZoneIntroductionLa Nacha: The Heroin Queen of JuárezThe Roots of Contraband Smuggling in El PasoFemale Drug LordCommunity-Based Drug Use, Smuggling, and Dealing in the 1970s and 1980sSelling Drugs in Downtown Juárez: Juan and JorgeA Young Smuggler and His FamilyBlaxicans: The Life of a Chicano Smuggler and Musician on the Borderlines of African American and Mexican American CultureDrug Addiction and Drug Trafficking in the Life of an AnarchistDrug Smuggling through Tunnels: The Tale of a Scuba-Diving InstructorWitness to a Juárez Drug KillingPart II. Law Enforcement in the Drug War ZoneIntroductionUndercover Agent on the Border: Cultural DisguisesThe Death of FranciscoA Juárez Policeman Fighting Drug TraffickersJournalism and Drug Trafficking: Covering the Narco Beat on the BorderPatrolling the Drug War Zone: A Border Patrol Agent in the War on DrugsIntelligence and the Drug War: Commander of an Antidrug Task Force on the BorderExcerpt from Weed: Adventures of a Dope Smuggler, by Jerry KamstraAgent against ProhibitionEpilogue and ConclusionNotesReferencesIndex Promotional Gripping firsthand accounts of the drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border from drug traffickers and law enforcement officials Prizes Winner of Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association 2011 (United States) Long Description Winner, Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association, 2011 Thousands of people die in drug-related violence every year in Mexico. Ciudad Ju Details ISBN029272179X Author Howard Campbell Short Title DRUG WAR ZONE Publisher University of Texas Press Language English ISBN-10 029272179X ISBN-13 9780292721791 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Illustrations Yes Imprint University of Texas Press Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Birth 1957 Series University of Texas Press AU Release Date 2009-10-01 NZ Release Date 2009-10-01 US Release Date 2009-10-01 UK Release Date 2009-10-01 Pages 336 Publication Date 2009-10-01 Subtitle Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez DEWEY 364.17709721 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161774563;

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