Narrating Narcos: Culiacán and Medellín

by Gabriela Polit Dueñas

Narrating Narcos presents a probing examination of the prominent role of narcotics trafficking in contemporary Latin American cultural production. In her study, Gabriela Polit Due\u00f1as juxtaposes two infamous narco regions, Culiac\u00e1n, Mexico, and Medell\u00edn, Colombia, to demonstrate the powerful forces of violence, corruption, and avarice and their influence over locally based cultural texts. Polit Due\u00f1as provides a theoretical basis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822962578
• ISBN13: 9780822962571
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"