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Wheeler, William

 
9781733623728: State of War: Ms-13 and El Salvador's World of Violence
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1733623728 ISBN 13 : 9781733623728
Editeur : Columbia Global Reports, 2020

Synopsis

The story of MS-13 and its American roots


One of President Donald Trump's favorite rhetorical motifs is stoking fear that members of the MS-13 gang from El Salvador intend to cross the U.S. border in force and wreak havoc on American society. It's an inaccurate scenario, and in State of War, foreign correspondent William Wheeler tells the real story: In the 1980s, the U.S. supported the repressive Salvadoran government in a brutal civil war, and many Salvadoran families fled to America--especially Los Angeles, where teenagers in poor neighborhoods founded MS-13. A decade later, the U.S. responded to rising anti-immigrant sentiment by deporting many Salvadorans back home. Ever since, El Salvador has been one of the most violent countries in the world.


Wheeler interviewed gang members, frustrated intelligence officers, and crime investigators who give chilling insider reports of how corruption at the highest levels has helped the gangs become stronger, richer, and more influential than ever. State of War makes vividly clear why Salvadorans are fleeing their country, and why Trump's harsh immigration and asylum policies may only empower the gangs more.


"A gripping, electrifying study of the brutal Salvadoran gang culture." --Mark Danner, author of The Massacre at El Mozote

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À propos de l'auteur

William Wheeler is a writer and producer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, McSweeney's Quarterly, Playboy, and elsewhere. He holds graduate degrees in international affairs and journalism from Columbia University. This is his first book.

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Éditeur
Columbia Global Reports
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1733623728
ISBN 13 
9781733623728
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
150
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Personne responsable
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