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- With a New Afterword In 2009, Ed Vulliamy traveled two thousand miles along the frontier from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Tijuana to Matamoros, a journey through a kaleidoscopic landscape of corruption and all-out civil war.
- About the Author: ED VULLIAMY was the New York correspondent for The Observer from 1997 to 2003 and spent many years as an international correspondent for The Guardian.
- 432 Pages
- Social Science, Regional Studies
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"Amexica" is the harrowing story of the extraordinary terror unfolding along the U.S.-Mexico border--"a country in its own right, which belongs to both the United States and Mexico, yet neither"--as the narco-war escalates to a fever pitch there.Book Synopsis
With a New Afterword
In 2009, Ed Vulliamy traveled two thousand miles along the frontier from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Tijuana to Matamoros, a journey through a kaleidoscopic landscape of corruption and all-out civil war. He describes in revelatory detail the dreaded narco gangs; the smuggling of people, weapons, and illegal drugs; and the interrelated economies of drugs and the ruthless, systematic murder of young women in Ciudad Juarez. Amexica takes us far beyond today's headlines. It is a street-level portrait, by turns horrific and sublime, of a place and people in a time of war as much as of the war itself, "an impressively rendered, nightmare-inducing account" (Kirkus Reviews, Top 25 Books of 2010).Review Quotes
"Vulliamy, with a mix of irony and pathos, writes like a latter-day Graham Greene. . . . Like all good travel writing, Amexica is vivid, colorful, and exotic, filled with striking vignettes and larger-than-life characters." --Tamar Jacoby, The New York Times Book Review
"Extraordinary." --Vanity Fair "An engrossing travelogue . . . a vivid, disturbing dispatch from a very wild frontier." --Publishers Weekly "Vulliamy paints a terrifying and authoritative portrait of violence." --David Reiff, The Wall Street Journal "An absorbing odyssey . . . Vulliamy's reporting is faultlessly brave. . . . The scenery and characters he meets are brought alive with vividness and intensity." --Alex Spillius, The Telegraph (UK) "The author writes lyrically, with the enticing rhythm of his sentences contrasting jarringly with the degradation of humanity found on nearly every page . . . Most of the narrative feels fresh because it is based so heavily on Vulliamy's own wanderings . . . An impressively rendered, nightmare-inducing account." --Kirkus Reviews "Previously, to understand the ruthlessness, ambition and impact of today's global criminals, you needed to read Roberto Saviano's Gomorrah and Misha Glenny's McMafia. Now, you also need to read Vulliamy's Amexica." --Brian Schofield, The Times (UK)About the Author
ED VULLIAMY was the New York correspondent for The Observer from 1997 to 2003 and spent many years as an international correspondent for The Guardian. The author of Seasons in Hell, Vulliamy lives in London and Arizona.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.31 Inches (H) x 5.57 Inches (W) x .74 Inches (D)
Weight: .74 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Regional Studies
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: Ed Vulliamy
Language: English
Street Date: September 27, 2011
TCIN: 1003614581
UPC: 9780312610616
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-3110
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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