The Beast - Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail (Paperback)

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Economist & The Financial Times One day a few years ago, 300 migrants were kidnapped between the remote desert towns of Altar, Mexico, and Sasabe, Arizona. A local priest got 120 released, many with broken ankles and other marks of abuse, but the rest vanished. Oscar Martinez, a young writer from El Salvador, was in Altar soon after the abduction, and his account of the migrant disappearances is only one of the harrowing stories he garnered from two years spent traveling up and down the migrant trail from Central America and across the US border. More than a quarter of a million Central Americans make this increasingly dangerous journey each year, and each year as many as 20,000 of them are kidnapped. Martinez writes in powerful, unforgettable prose about clinging to the tops of freight trains; finding respite, work and hardship in shelters and brothels; and riding shotgun with the border patrol. Illustrated with stunning full-color photographs, The Beast is the first book to shed light on the harsh new reality of the migrant trail in the age of the narcotraficantes.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	Oscar Martinez
Introduction by:	Francisco Goldman
Translators:	John Washington • Daniela Maria Ugaz
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-78168-297-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Refugees & political asylum Promotions
LSN:	1-78168-297-6
Barcode:	9781781682975

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!