History of Violence Martinez Oscar
History of Violence Martinez Oscar This is a book about one of the deadliest places in the worldEl Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with…
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History of Violence Martinez Oscar
This is a book about one of the deadliest places in the worldEl Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Oscar Martinez, author of The Beast, named one of the best books of the year by the Economist, Mother Jones, and the Financial Times, fleshes out these stark figures with true stories, producing a jarringly beautiful and immersive account of life in deadly locations.Martinez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages, and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. Every day more than 1,000 people--men, women, and children--flee these three countries for North America.
With his precise and empathetic reporting, he explores the underbelly of these troubled places. He