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Murder city : Ciudad Juárez and the global economy's new killing fields /

Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad. Last year 1,607 people were killed, a number that is on pace to increase in 2...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowden, Charles, 1945-2014
Other Authors: Cardona, Julián, 1960-2020
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nation Books, [2010]
Subjects:
Drug traffic > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Narco-terrorism > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Murder > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Asesinato > México > Ciudad Juárez.
Tráfico de drogas y narcóticos > México.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) > Social conditions.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) > Condiciones sociales.

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