Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1477312757 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is the author of Democracy in “Two Mexicos”: Political Institutions in Oaxaca and Nuevo León and a frequent commentator in national and international news media on drug trafficking issues and drug violence in Mexico. . Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera is an associate professor of public affairs and security studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
This book makes a momentous contribution to understanding that process. With it, Correa-Cabrera has made a singular contribution to our collective understanding of the ongoing war in Mexico." (Dawn Paley, author of Drug War Capitalism)"Correa-Cabrera gives a cogent, deeply researched, and devastating account in her book Los Zetas Inc. about what’s really at the heart of the long, deadly drug war in Mexico. She traces the Zetas from their origins as Mexican special forces, through their transformation into bodyguards for the Gulf Cartel, to their break with the cartel and their rise (and decline) as an independent and powerful criminal paramilitary band. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair and University Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University)"When Felipe Calderón declared war on org
Since the Zetas share some characteristics with legal transnational businesses that operate in the energy and private security industries, she also compares this criminal corporation with ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and Blackwater (renamed “Academi” and now a Constellis company). Going beyond previous studies of the group as a drug trafficking organization, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera builds a convincing case that the Zetas and similar organizations effectively constitute transnational corporations with business practices that include the trafficking of crude oil, natural gas, and gasoline; migrant and weapons smuggling; kidnapping for ransom; and video and music piracy.Combining vivid interview commentary w