Una Historia De Violencia. Vida Y Muerte En Centroamerica / A History of Violence

Paperback Published on: 31/01/2017; Language: Spanish
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Synopsis

Con una tasa de homicidios mayor que muchos paìses en guerra, el triángulo que componen paìses como Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala, presenta cifras escalofriantes: 90 asesinatos por cada 100, 000 habitantes al año. Estos números rebasan por un gran margen lugares reconocidos por su violencia crónica, como Estados Unidos. Para evitar que esas cifras caigan en la desestima de la incomprensión, Óscar Martìnez da forma a este libro con un conjunto de crónicas cuyo tema central es la cotidianidad de una sociedad sumida en el abandono y la violencia. Martìnez, periodista y redactor de la sección criminal en el primer periódico digital centroamericano, El Faro, explora la peligrosa situación que los habitantes de esta zona sufren diariamente. Con un tono ìntimo y el coraje de los verdaderos periodistas, su personaje encubierto acompaña sin escrúpulos un recorrido policiaco, se sube a un bote con migrantes y se entrevista durante dìas con un informante pandillero.>

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
This is a book about one of the deadliest places in the world

El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 people-men, women, and children-flee these three countries for North America. Óscar Martìnez, 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.

Martìnez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages, and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. With his precise and empathetic reporting, he explores the underbelly of these troubled places. He goes undercover to drink with narcos, accompanies police patrols, rides in trafficking boats and hides out with a gang informer. The result is an unforgettable portrait of a region of fear and a subtle analysis of the North American roots and reach of the crisis, helping to explain why this history of violence should matter to all of us.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: PRH Grupo Editorial
  • ISBN: 9786073148474
  • Number of pages: 264
  • Dimensions: 229 x 150 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 329g
  • Languages: Spanish