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In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America´s Drug War in Mexico
Michael Deibert
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Description for In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America´s Drug War in Mexico
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
A noted journalist gives U.S. readers the story of the war being waged along our border in the voices of the cartel hitmen, law enforcement officials, politicians, shopkeepers, migrants and children living inside of it year-round. The book poses provocative questions about the direction and consequence of U.S. drug policy and the militarized approach to combating the narcotics trade on both sides of the border. As rival drug gangs turn Northern Mexico into a battleground with body counts surpassing U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, noted journalist and author Michael Deibert turns an unflinching gaze on the war being waged at America's border and, increasingly, spilling across it.
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781493009718
SKU
V9781493009718
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Ref
99-15
About Michael Deibert
Michael Deibert is the author of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair. His first book, Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti, was praised by the Miami Herald as a powerfully documented expose and by the San Antonio Express-News as a compelling mix of reportage, memoir and social criticism, and has since become required reading for diplomats and others seeking to understand that country's complex 1994-2004 era. Michael's writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Miami Herald, Le Monde diplomatique, Folha de Sao Paulo, the World Policy Journal, and the Huffington Post, among other venues. He has been a featured commentator on international affairs on the BBC, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, National Public Radio, WNYC New York Public Radio and KPFK Pacifica Radio. In 2012, he was awarded a grant from the International Peace Research Association, and in 2008 he was selected as a finalist for the Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism, sponsored by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, both in recognition of his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida.
Reviews for In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America´s Drug War in Mexico
Michael Deibert has to be one of the most courageous journalists working today. He goes to the hardest places-the favelas of Rio, the shantytowns of Port-au-Prince, the killing grounds of central Africa-and comes out with stories no one else gets. Now, with In the Shadow of Saint Death, he turns his unflinching eye on Mexico to explore the horrific price that country has paid for the United States' failed 'war on drugs.' This extraordinary book cuts through the politics and propaganda, straight to the heart of the matter-the lives lost, the profits reaped, and the vast systems on both sides of the border that keep the whole bloody business going. -Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award and finalist for the National Book AwardPraise for Michael Deibert's previous work:Notes From the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti A compelling mix of reportage, memoir, social criticism...Deibert masterfully recounts...wild swings in the republic's political compass.
The San Antonio Express-News A powerfully documented expose.
The Miami HeraldThe Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair In this remarkable tour de force of reporting, analysis, historical inquiry, and personal experience, Michael Deibert delivers the story of Congo's bloody recent history in unflinching, often bitingly acerbic prose, setting forth in the clearest terms the causes, perpetrators, and disastrous effects of the seemingly endless Congo wars. -Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award and finalist for National Book Award A valuable, angry account of Congo's difficulties - The Guardian Mandatory reading for anyone interested in building lasting peace in the heart of Africa. - The Institute of Development Studies A comprehensive first-rate account of the tragedy of Congo...Riveting and brutally honest. - The Free Africa Foundation
The San Antonio Express-News A powerfully documented expose.
The Miami HeraldThe Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair In this remarkable tour de force of reporting, analysis, historical inquiry, and personal experience, Michael Deibert delivers the story of Congo's bloody recent history in unflinching, often bitingly acerbic prose, setting forth in the clearest terms the causes, perpetrators, and disastrous effects of the seemingly endless Congo wars. -Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award and finalist for National Book Award A valuable, angry account of Congo's difficulties - The Guardian Mandatory reading for anyone interested in building lasting peace in the heart of Africa. - The Institute of Development Studies A comprehensive first-rate account of the tragedy of Congo...Riveting and brutally honest. - The Free Africa Foundation