Women drug traffickers: mules, bosses and organized crime

Acknowledgments -- Introduction : selling is more of a habit : women and drug trafficking, 1900-1980 -- Foreign vices : drugs, modernity, and gender -- Mules, smugglers, and peddlers : the illicit trade in Mexico, 1910s-1930s -- The white lady of Mexico City : lola la chata and the remaking of narco...

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Main Author: Carey, Elaine 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Edition:1. ed.
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
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Keywords:
Drug dealers > History > 20th century > Mexico
Female offenders > History > 20th century > Mexico
Drug traffic > History > 20th century > Mexico
Drug abuse and crime > History > 20th century > Mexico
Mexiko > USA > Grenzgebiet > Rauschgifthandel > Frau > Organisiertes Verbrechen
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Summary:Acknowledgments -- Introduction : selling is more of a habit : women and drug trafficking, 1900-1980 -- Foreign vices : drugs, modernity, and gender -- Mules, smugglers, and peddlers : the illicit trade in Mexico, 1910s-1930s -- The white lady of Mexico City : lola la chata and the remaking of narcotics -- Transcending borders : la nacha and the "notorious" women of the north -- The women who made it snow : cold, dirty, drug wars, 1970s -- Conclusion gangsters, narcs, and women : a secret history -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 295 S., Ill.
ISBN:978-0-8263-5198-2