Dawn Rose on a Dead Body: Armed Violence and Poppy Farming in Mexico (1) (California Series in Public Anthropology)

By: Adèle Blazquez

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Synopsis: Featured prominently in the Netflix series Narcos, Badiraguato is known as the birthplace of Mexico's most notorious criminals, from Caro Quintero to "El Chapo." But in this rural community in the Sinaloa sierra, what is the daily life of those invisible in the criminal fresco, who live in this jobless region, grow a tiny patch of poppies, run a grocery store, or hold a position in the local government? Who are the poppy farmers, caught between military repression and exploitation by those who buy their crops? What does it mean to be a woman in a place where men’s violence looms? How can people make sense of the killings that punctuate daily life? This sensitive ethnography lifts the veil on a marginalized territory that is the downside of our globalized economy; an ethnography that confronts us with the uncertainty that reigns when, once again, "Dawn rose on a dead body."

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 328 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780520405271
Related ISBNs:: 9780520405264, 9780520405257
Publisher:: University of California Press
Date of Addition:: 03/04/25
Copyrighted By:: Adèle Blazquez
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.