The product of five years' investigative reporting, the subject of
intense national controversy,
and the source of death threats that forced the National Human
Rights Commission to assign
two full-time bodyguards to its author, Anabel Hernandez,
"Narcoland" has been a publishing
and political sensation in Mexico.
The definitive history of the drug cartels, "Narcoland" takes
readers to the front lines of the
"war on drugs," which has so far cost more than 60,000 lives in
just six years. Hernandez explains
in riveting detail how Mexico became a base for the mega-cartels
of Latin America and one of the
most violent places on the planet. At every turn, Hernandez names
names--not just the narcos,
but also the politicians, functionaries, judges and entrepreneurs
who have collaborated with them.
In doing so, she reveals the mind-boggling depth of corruption in
Mexico's government
and business elite.
Hernandez became a journalist after her father was kidnapped and
killed and the police refused
to investigate without a bribe. She gained national prominence in
2001 with her exposure
of excess and misconduct at the presidential palace, and previous
books have focused on
criminality at the summit of power, under presidents Vicente Fox
and Felipe Calderon.
In awarding Hernandez the 2012 Golden Pen of Freedom, the World
Association of Newspapers
and News Publishers noted, "Mexico has become one of the most
dangerous countries in the
world for journalists, with violence and impunity remaining major
challenges in terms of press
freedom. In making this award, we recognize the strong stance Ms.
Hernandez has taken, at great
personal risk, against drug cartels."
"From the Hardcover edition."
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