Mexico Politics

"La idea de salir a recorrer -y a contar- las grandes ciudades sudacas se me ocurrió cuando pensé que quería tratar de entender qué es hoy América Latina. Hace mucho que no lo intentamos y, en general, solemos conservar esa imagen rural, ecololó de una región que es, ahora mismo, la más urbana del mundo. Cuatro de cada cinco latinoamericanos viven en ciudades, pero no son ciudades como las que uno imagina cuando piensa en Barcelona o en París. Para saber cómo son -cómo es Latinoamérica- decidí volver a hacer eso que siempre me ha gustado hacer: ir, mirar, escuchar, pensar, contarlo."— Martín Caparrós

Combining on-the-ground reporting and in-depth discussions with people on the frontlines of Mexico's drug war, To Die in Mexico tells behind-the-scenes stories that address the causes and consequences of Mexico's multibillion dollar drug trafficking business. John Gibler looks beyond the myths that pervade government and media portrayals of the unprecedented wave of violence now pushing Mexico to the breaking point.

**One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019** This program includes a chapter read by the author. What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than...

Este audiolibro trata sobre las guerras bananeras que tuvieron lugar entre el final de la guerra hispano-estadounidense en 1898 y la Política de buena vecindad de Franklin Roosevelt en 1934. Podrá escuchar cómo y por qué los marines estadounidenses invadieron Panamá, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Haití, México y República Dominicana. También aprenderá sobre la ocupación en Cuba, Haití y República Dominicana.

Cruzando la línea: las Fuerzas Armadas en México contiene un profundo análisis y documentación realizados por investigadoras/es, periodistas y abogados, sobre el papel de la militarización y seguridad en México, y el surgimiento de la Guardia Nacional, su papel en los proyectos estratégicos (Tren Maya e Interoceánico), las Fuerzas Especiales, entre otros. Es un corte de caja sobre sus funciones y operaciones en los últimos sexenios, particularmente en la administración del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador y su transición a la de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum.

Este libro nos ofrece una visión innovadora para solucionar el problema de criminalidad que vive México, centrándose en el potencial que tienen las policías municipales y la justicia cívica para reducir y controlar el 90% de los delitos a su nivel mínimo.

Regina Martínez was no stranger to retaliation. A journalist out of Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, Regina's stories for the magazine Proceso laid out the corruption and abuse underlying Mexican politics. She was barred from press conferences, and copies of Proceso often disappeared before they made the newsstands. In 2012, shortly after Proceso published an article on corruption and two Veracruz politicians, and the magazine went missing once again, she was bludgeoned to death in her bathroom. The message was clear: No journalist in Mexico was safe.

When the CIA calls on former Army Ranger Pierce Hunt to find a missing operative and friend, the last thing he wants to do is leave the peace of home and family behind. But there’s more to this mission than meets the eye, and Hunt knows he has no choice but to risk everything to save his friend and protect his country. Hunt’s target is Jorge Ramirez, who allegedly has information that poses a threat to the national security of the United States. As Hunt tracks Ramirez in Switzerland, he learns that someone close to his operation has betrayed the CIA.

In Cartel Nation, listeners are taken deep inside the hidden machinery of Mexico’s drug cartels—a world where criminal networks rival governments, warlords command armies, and pop culture glorifies the very violence that terrorizes entire regions. Through gripping storytelling and meticulous investigation, this book unveils how cartels moved from the shadows into the center of politics, business, and everyday life.

Militar, político y estadista mexicano, fue presidente de México entre 1934 y 1940, tiempo en el que destacó, entre otras cosas, por la reforma agraria y la creación de los "ejidos" en el sector agropecuario mexicano, la nacionalización de los recursos del subsuelo, en especial, del petróleo y por haber brindado asilo político a los exiliados españoles durante la guerra civil.

A half-century after its original publication, Edward Abbey's classic 1962 novel, Fire on the Mountain, still retains its beauty, power, and relevance. This extraordinary tale by the legendary icon of the environmentalism movement and author of The Monkey Wrench Gang proudly celebrates rugged American individualism, as it tells the story of one tough old loner's stand against the combined, well-armed forces of government that are determined to clear him from his land.

La capital del país es tan grande que puede albergar infinidad de historias ocultas en cada calle, en cada casa. Por ello, Héctor de Mauleón se ha dado a la tarea de capturar algunas de ellas, las más impactantes y entrañables, a través del poder de la crónica. El escritor y periodista sabe que la ciudad cambia, se transforma y corremos el riesgo de no reconocernos en ella.

As late as the 1960s, tacos were virtually unknown outside Mexico and the American Southwest. Within fifty years the United States had shipped taco shells everywhere from Alaska to Australia, Morocco to Mongolia. But how did this tasty hand-held food - and Mexican food more broadly - become so ubiquitous? In Planet Taco, Jeffrey Pilcher traces the historical origins and evolution of Mexico's national cuisine, explores its incarnation as a Mexican American fast-food, shows how surfers became global pioneers of Mexican food, and how Corona beer conquered the world.

Los retos económicos del país al que aspiramos. México en la encrucijada recopila los puntos de vista de un grupo de reconocidos especialistas sobre las medidas que deben adoptarse en distintos ámbitos en nuestro país para lograr un crecimiento económico adecuado, balanceado y sostenido. Todas las opiniones convergen en la misma dirección: ante las necesidades que enfrentamos y los errores cometidos en años previos, lo que se necesita es un ajuste de fondo en la estrategia.

On September 26, 2014, 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College went missing in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. According to official reports, the students commandeered several buses to travel to Mexico City to commemorate the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre. During the journey, local police intercepted the students and a confrontation ensued. By the morning, they had disappeared without a trace. Hernández reconstructs almost minute-by-minute the events of those nights in late September 2014, giving us what is surely the most complete picture available.

This audiobook is about the Banana Wars that lasted from the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 until Franklin Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy of 1934. When you listen to this story, you’ll learn how and why the US marines invaded Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. You’ll also learn how the US Marines occupied and ruled Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic for years.

Las decisiones gubernamentales tomadas los últimos meses han hecho saltar las alarmas. Los avances que México ha tenido - insuficientes, pero innegables - pueden desvanecerse a un altísimo costo y en un cortísimo plazo.

Blackdom, New Mexico, was a township that lasted about 30 years. In this book, Timothy E. Nelson situates the township’s story where it belongs: along the settlement continuum in Mexico’s Northern Frontier. Dr. Nelson illuminates the set of conscious efforts that helped Black pioneers develop Blackdom Township into a frontier boomtown.

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges' historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings. The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Hernando Cortez and a mere handful of Spaniards is one of the greatest romances of history. A writer of fiction would scarcely have dared to invent so improbable a story, but it is true. Fortunately Cortez was able to ally himself with many peoples conquered by the Aztecs who were all too happy to assist in their downfall.

El combate al narcotráfico en México desde el punto de vista de los agentes de la Agencia Antidrogas de Estados Unidos, con los testimonios de varios de ellos que han trabajado en nuestro país en diversos momentos. Hasta hoy no se había escrito una investigación como ésta. Se sospechaba que la DEA operaba en el territorio nacional con entera libertad, pero se carecía de evidencias como las que aquí presenta J. Jesús Esquivel.