Mexican drug violence: hybrid warfare, predatory capitalism and the logic of cruelty

"With an estimated 250,000 people killed in 15 years, the Mexican drug war is the most violent conflict in the Western world. It shows no sign of abating. In this book, Dr Teun A. Voeten analyzes the dynamics of the violence. He argues it is a new type of war called hybrid warfare: multidimensi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Voeten, Teun (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: [Bloomington, Indiana] Xlibris [2020]
In:Year: 2020
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Keywords:
Cartels
Cartels > Mexico
Corruption
Corruption > Mexico
Drug control
Drug control > Mexico
Drug traffic
Drug traffic > Mexico
Mexico
Organized Crime
Organized Crime > Mexico
Violence
Violence > Mexico
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Summary:"With an estimated 250,000 people killed in 15 years, the Mexican drug war is the most violent conflict in the Western world. It shows no sign of abating. In this book, Dr Teun A. Voeten analyzes the dynamics of the violence. He argues it is a new type of war called hybrid warfare: multidimensional, elusive and unpredictable, fought at different levels, with different intensities with multiple goals."--Publisher's description
Item Description:"This book is inspired by my PhD thesis with which I obtained my doctorate at Leiden University, Netherlands, September 2018."
Includes bibliographical references, (pages 359-398)
Physical Description:xxxvii, 398 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9781664134157
1664134158