To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War

by John Gibler

Book Overview

Mexico is in a state of siege. Since President Felipe Calderon declared a war on drugs in December 2006, more than 38,000 Mexican have been murdered. During the same period, drug money has infused over $130 billion into Mexico's economy, now the country's single largest source of income. Corruption and graft infiltrate all levels of government. Entire towns have become ungovernable, and of every 100 people killed, Mexican police now only investigate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872865177
• ISBN13: 9780872865174
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: City Lights Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.1"