Drug war Mexico = Narco violencia /
In 2006, President Calderon declared war on the cartels that control the multi-billion dollar drug trade. Some leaders have been eliminated, but their power has not been broken. As of 2024, roughly 400,000 people have been killed and 60,000 have disappeared, making it the most brutal conflict in the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Texts in English and Spanish. |
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Eindhoven :
Lecturis,
[2024].
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| Summary: | In 2006, President Calderon declared war on the cartels that control the multi-billion dollar drug trade. Some leaders have been eliminated, but their power has not been broken. As of 2024, roughly 400,000 people have been killed and 60,000 have disappeared, making it the most brutal conflict in the Western Hemisphere. War photographer and cultural anthropologist Teun Voeten, who for 33 years has covered conflicts worldwide, has captured the narco violence in powerful images. Between 2009 and 2024, Voeten visited Juárez, Tijuana, Culiacán, Michocán and Mexico City and many more places. He photographed the bloodshed, murders, victims, funerals, morgues, cops, army and cartel gun men, but also meth cooks, survivors and the underclass of addicted and homeless persons. His book features images of a struggling population that tries to maintain its dignity against all odds. Voeten photographed the veneration of Narco Saints, some powerful symbols of consolation, others grim idols worshipped by drug lords. He saw daily life going on, prisoners performing the passion of Christ, families coming together for Dia De Muertos, couples dancing to the tunes of Narco Corridos and civilians protesting the violence. With introductory essays by renowned Texas-based anthropologist Howard Campbell and celebrated Mexican writer Javier Valdez Cárdenas, who was murdered in 2017, this book is a stark reminder that the Mexican drug violence is a dangerous force that poses enormous challenges to the international world order. The book is completely bilingual, as to reach out to a Latin American and Spanish audience. |
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| Physical Description: | 159 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9462265224 9789462265226 |