Cartels at War
Paul Rexton Kan
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Description for Cartels at War
Paul Rexton Kan demonstrates that the ongoing war in Mexico, now in its sixth year, is a mosaic war, with several wars occurring at once: cartels battle each other, cartels suffer violence within their own organisations, cartels fight against the Mexican state, cartels and gangs wage war against the Mexican people and gangs combat gangs. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table; 2 figures; 4 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Now in its sixth year, the conflict in Mexico is a mosaic of several wars occurring at once: cartels battle one another, cartels suffer violence within their own organizations, cartels fight against the Mexican state, cartels and gangs wage war against the Mexican people, and gangs combat gangs. The war has killed more than 60,000 people since President Felipe Calderón began cracking down on the cartels in December 2006. The targets of the violence have been wide ranging—from police officers to journalists, from clinics to discos.
Governments on either side of the U.S.- Mexican border have been unable to ... Read more
Now in its sixth year, the conflict in Mexico is a mosaic of several wars occurring at once: cartels battle one another, cartels suffer violence within their own organizations, cartels fight against the Mexican state, cartels and gangs wage war against the Mexican people, and gangs combat gangs. The war has killed more than 60,000 people since President Felipe Calderón began cracking down on the cartels in December 2006. The targets of the violence have been wide ranging—from police officers to journalists, from clinics to discos.
Governments on either side of the U.S.- Mexican border have been unable to ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597977074
SKU
V9781597977074
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About Paul Rexton Kan
PAUL REXTON KAN is the Henry L. Stimson Chair of Military Studies at the Army War College, where he is an associate professor of national security studies. He is the author of Drugs and Contemporary Warfare (Potomac Books, 2009). His work has been routinely featured in the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies and has been cited in publications ranging from ... Read more
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