A sense of brutality : philosophy after narco-culture /

Contemporary popular culture is riddled with references to Mexican drug cartels, narcos, and drug trafficking. In the United States, documentary filmmakers, journalists, academics, and politicians have taken note of the increasing threats to our security coming from a subculture that appears to feed...

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Main Author: Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, 1975- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst, Massachusetts : Amherst College Press, 2020.
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