Mitologia del "narcotraficante" en México

"Provocative study uses interviews and historical materials to support contention that both legal codification and folk songs serve to mythologize drug trafficking. Suggests that legal/political sector contributes to the myth by addressing drug trafficking in terms of good and evil, while corri...

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Main Author: Astorga Almanza, Luis Alejandro 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:Spanish
Published: México, DF Plaza y Valdés Ed. 1995
In:Year: 1995
Edition:1. ed.
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 8 E 6183
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Keywords:
Drug traffic > Miscellanea > Mexico
Drug traffic > Folklore > Mexico
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Summary:"Provocative study uses interviews and historical materials to support contention that both legal codification and folk songs serve to mythologize drug trafficking. Suggests that legal/political sector contributes to the myth by addressing drug trafficking in terms of good and evil, while corridos of drug dealers propagate the myth among the people, serving as a collective catharsis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:150 S.
ISBN:9688563862