Critical history of cartels and drug wars in Latin America?
Looking for books that provide critical perspectives on Latin American drug wars and cartels, ideally accounting for colonialism and imperialism. Thanks!
The cartels attract those with psychopathic traits because it gives them a rules-free arena to thrive in, and the more ultraviolence they dish out, the more they are rewarded. As much as American leftists hate the West and blame every problem in the world on colonialism and imperialism, the fact of the matter is that any kind of cartel behaviour in Western countries would get stamped out immediately. Mexico’s corruption gives the cartels space to thrive, and that is a very unfortunate thing and I am deeply sympathetic towards the Mexican civilians who are brutalised by the cartels.
But if you’re looking for a good book on this subject, the best fiction ever written is Don Winslow’s Cartel trilogy. Start with The Power of the Dog.
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*The Jakarta method* by Vincent Bevins and *Washington bullets* by Vijay Prashad are both relevant.
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The cartels attract those with psychopathic traits because it gives them a rules-free arena to thrive in, and the more ultraviolence they dish out, the more they are rewarded. As much as American leftists hate the West and blame every problem in the world on colonialism and imperialism, the fact of the matter is that any kind of cartel behaviour in Western countries would get stamped out immediately. Mexico’s corruption gives the cartels space to thrive, and that is a very unfortunate thing and I am deeply sympathetic towards the Mexican civilians who are brutalised by the cartels.
But if you’re looking for a good book on this subject, the best fiction ever written is Don Winslow’s Cartel trilogy. Start with The Power of the Dog.
*The Jakarta method* by Vincent Bevins and *Washington bullets* by Vijay Prashad are both relevant.