Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields- - Couverture souple

Bowden, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1568586450 ISBN 13 : 9781568586458

Editeur : Bold Type Books, 2011

Synopsis

Murder City Presents a devastating chronicle of a city in collapse. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bold Type Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1568586450
• ISBN 13: 9781568586458
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 361