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Soldiers and kings : survival and hope in the world of human smuggling /

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An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist. Political instability, poverty, climate change and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De León, Jason, 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024].
Subjects:
Human smuggling > Latin America > History.
Latin America > Emigration and immigration > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Table of Contents:
  • Honor y patria
  • In the house of Pakal
  • Charismatic and reckless
  • La Reina del sur
  • Foot soldiers
  • Papo and Alma
  • Duke of Earl
  • Kingston
  • Genesis
  • Acocalipsis
  • Dinero, dinero
  • Robin hood
  • Resurrection
  • Escape
  • Things fall apart
  • Liberty without tricks or false promises
  • Suerte
  • Xibalba
  • "We aren't playing"
  • Temptation
  • The future belongs to those who dream
  • The soldier who would be king.