Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Econom... by Bowden, Charles Paperback

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ISBN
1568586450
EAN
9781568586458
Date of Publication
2011-03-22
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Paperback / softback
Release Title
Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killin...
Artist
Bowden, Charles
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Book Title
Murder City : Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields
Publisher
Public Affairs
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
2011
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Charles Bowden
Genre
Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, History
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, Corruption & Misconduct, Sociology / General, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime, Violence in Society, Criminology
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
360 Pages
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Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1568586450
ISBN-13
9781568586458
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Book Title
Murder City : Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, Corruption & Misconduct, Sociology / General, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime, Violence in Society, Criminology
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, History
Author
Charles Bowden
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Dewey Edition
22
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Eighth Grade
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College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3097216
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Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad. In Murder City , Charles Bowden-one of the few journalists who spent extended periods of time in Juarez-has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants-a beauty queen who was raped, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing for his life-with a broader meditation on the town's descent into anarchy, Bowden reveals how Juarez's culture of violence will not only worsen, but inevitably spread north. Heartbreaking, disturbing, and unforgettable, Murder City was written at the height of his powers and established Bowden as one of America's leading journalists., Ciudad Juárez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad or Mogadishu. In Murder City , Charles Bowden has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants- a raped beauty queen, a repentant hit man, a journalist fleeing for his life- with a broader meditation on the town's descent into anarchy, Bowden reveals how Juárez's culture of violence will not only worsen but inevitably spread north., Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad or Mogadishu. In Murder City , Charles Bowden has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants- a raped beauty queen, a repentant hit man, a journalist fleeing for his life- with a broader meditation on the town's descent into anarchy, Bowden reveals how Juarez's culture of violence will not only worsen but inevitably spread north.
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  • by lbheaven7
    Jan 31, 2024

    Worse than you ever thought...

    I have traveled extensively in Mexico, including to Juarez about twenty five years ago, and have seen the slow deterioration of the government and the rise of the cartels. Juarez is the center of all that to some degree and this book outlines the total depravity of the government on all levels. Violence, drug sales, smuggling human and otherwise and at the same time the people seemed to have learned to live with the violence. If you read this book there is no way you will ever see Mexico again no matter if you have positive experiences there or not. I had a house there for 35 years at a beach near Puerto Vallarta and my last trip to Mexico was to sell it. I wouldn't go back for any reason. Too bad. I loved it there for over fifty years.....

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