The president gets a chance to meet one of his favorite authors, british journalist ioan grillo, who has covered the mexican. In these vivid and engrossing books, ioan grillo proves himself a master of reportage. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mexico citybased journalist grillo has reported from the region since 2001. There have been more than 34,000 casualties in the mexican drug war of the past decade. Journalist ioan grillo has spent a decade in mexico reporting on the drug wars from the front lines. It is tough, straightforward, kickinthenuts reportage by a man who is determined to ignore all the ideological gibberish and see for himself. Grillo is a briton living in mexico city who has been reporting on latin america for a decade. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding why there is such a drug war, how it started, and why its not going to. Im a journalist, writer and tv producer based in mexico city. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding why there is such a drug war, how it started, and why its not going to go away anytime soon. Ive been covering latin america since 2001 for news media including time magazine, cnn, the associated press, global post, the houston chronicle, pbs newshour, al jazeera english, france 24, cbc, the sunday telegraph, the sunday times, gatopardo, the san francisco chronicle and many others. He tells us how we got here william booth, bureau chief for mexico, central america and the caribbean washington post a fascinating and terrifying account sydney morning herald heartbreaking.
Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is my first book. This piercing book joins testimonies from inside the cartels with firsthand dispatches and unsparing analysis. Grillo profiles minor assassins and major players, traces the current cartels to their inception, critiques us and mexican drug policy, dissects the origin of the term cartel, explains how and. Drug dollars, killing fields, and the new politics of latin america, on a ranch south of texas, the man known as the executioner leaves five hundred body parts in metal barrels. Grillos book draws a portrait of the mexican drug cartels and how they have radically transformed in the past couple of. A gripping, sobering account of how mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nations democracy and reaches across to the united states. For a criminal conspiracy, the numbers beggar belief.
The bloody rise of mexican drug cartels kindle edition by grillo, ioan. It is a piercing portrait of a drug trade that turns ordinary men into mass murderers, as well as a diagnosis of what drives the cartels and what gives them such power. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency, journalist ioan grillo describes what it is like to step inside a mexican warehouse filled with confiscated drugs. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe. It is a piercing portrait of a drug trade that turns ordinary men into mass murderers, as well as a diagnosis of what drives the. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by ioan grillo at indigo. The bloody rise of mexican drug cartels by grillo, ioan isbn. Steve coll, the world has watched, stunned, the bloodshed in mexico.
In southwest mexico, a meth maker is venerated as a saint while. Grillo even documents how mexican culture has been transformed, discussing dark narco religions and the violent yet jaunty narcocorrido music. He shows how the mexican drugs business originally began on. For those who would prefer an accurate fictional account, i highly recommend don winslows books the power of the dog and its sequel the cartel. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The book ends with the curtain being drawn on president calderons bloodstained terms in office and the beginning of president pena nietos rule. Bestselling author ioan grillo on the new breed of criminal kingpin. A gripping, sobering account of how mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nations democracy and spirals into the united states. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican drug war written by ioan grillo. Grillo acknowledges that he couldnt have written his book without the assistance of some intrepid latin american reporters. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is packed with interviews that present a fascinating and terrifying history of mexicos narco culture. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency, was translated. About gangster warlords without this testimony, we simply cannot grasp what is going on. As an editor for a travel site and managing editor for the peoples guide to mexico, one of my goals is to, you know, encourage people to go to mexico.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Yet seizure rates prove that the cartels can still operate at full capacity while they fight bloody battles, suggesting a shocking futility at the heart of the violence. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by ioan grillo is an outstanding chronicle of the mexican drug war. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency kindle edition by grillo, ioan. I started covering drug cartels from my early days here. Essential because it explains in common sense terms what has happened and continues to happen to our southern neighbor. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by grillo, ioan looks at the extremely violent criminal drug cartels that have arisen in mexico, maintaining that the phenomenon has in fact turned into a broadbased insurgency in support of drug traffic profits. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Nov 01, 2011 journalist ioan grillo has spent a decade in mexico reporting on the drug wars from the front lines. Ioan grillo has reported on latin america since 2001 for international media including time magazine, reuters, cnn, the associated press, pbs newshour, the houston chronicle, cbc, and the sunday telegraph. The bloody rise of mexican drug cartels by ioan grillo 20120116 jan 1, 1800. In brazils biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit men to gun down fortyone police officers and prison guards in two days. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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