Gangland : the rise of the Mexican drug cartels from El Paso to Vancouver /

Gangland : the rise of the Mexican drug cartels from El Paso to Vancouver /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Langton, Jerry, 1965-
Imprint:	Mississauga, Ont. : J. Wiley & Sons Canada, [2011], c2012.
Description:	viii, 276 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Drug traffic -- Mexico. Drug traffic -- United States. Drug traffic -- Canada. Gangs -- Mexico. Gangs -- United States. Gangs -- Canada. Cocaine industry -- Mexico. Heroin industry -- Mexico. Cocaine industry. Drug traffic. Gangs. Heroin industry. Canada. Mexico. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8537771

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ISBN:	9781118008058 (pbk.) 1118008057 (pbk.) 9781118014264 (ePDF) 111801426X (ePDF) 9781118014257 (eMobi) 1118014251 (eMobi) 9781118014271 (ePUB) 1118014278 (ePUB)
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	Examines the rise of the Mexican drug cartels, and traces their origins, evolution, and how they have grown in lock-step with the failed narcotics policies of North America.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
1. Deadly Playground
2. The Eagle Eats the Snake
3. A Mexican-born Emperor
4. The Rise of the Drug Cartels
5. Enemies of the State
6. Trouble in Paradise
7. Calderón Versus the Cartels
8. Battling the Beltrán Leyva Cartel
9. Carnage in 2009
10. The Roll Call of Death
11. The War Expands
12. Exporting Drugs and Crime
13. The Violence Escalates
14. "A Phase of Very Intense Violence..."
15. Mexican Cartel Violence Moves North
Notes
Sources
Index