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"""This is an excellent text by a dean of students of Mexico's drug wars. It is a fascinating walk through one hundred years of the historical transformation and character of drug trafficking organizations, with an additional insightful bonus: much of what we know of the great drug lords in the middle of this spectacle may be, in the end, as fictional as it is real. This fascinating exploration of the transformation of Mexico's cartels and drug wars, the many myths embedded in them, and the characteristics of its netherworlds is obligated reading for understanding whether Mexico can truly solve this important problem, a prerequisite for graduating into a truly modern nation.""--Tony Payan, co-editor of Binational Commons: Institutional Development and Governance on the U.S.-Mexico Border ""James Creechan has masterfully brought to life the covert netherworld of narcos and alluded to their political connections. In a highly readable fashion, he has illuminated Mexico's narco history and eviscerated imprecise nature in which we discuss 'cartels.' This book will be particularly illuminating for those who have been waiting for the Spanish-language fiction and nonfiction on narcos to be brought to English-speaking audiences.""--Nathan P. Jones, author of Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction"

This is an excellent text by a dean of students of Mexico's drug wars. It is a fascinating walk through one hundred years of the historical transformation and character of drug trafficking organizations, with an additional insightful bonus: much of what we know of the great drug lords in the middle of this spectacle may be, in the end, as fictional as it is real. This fascinating exploration of the transformation of Mexico's cartels and drug wars, the many myths embedded in them, and the characteristics of its netherworlds is obligated reading for understanding whether Mexico can truly solve this important problem, a prerequisite for graduating into a truly modern nation. --Tony Payan, co-editor of Binational Commons: Institutional Development and Governance on the U.S.-Mexico Border James Creechan has masterfully brought to life the covert netherworld of narcos and alluded to their political connections. In a highly readable fashion, he has illuminated Mexico's narco history and eviscerated imprecise nature in which we discuss 'cartels.' This book will be particularly illuminating for those who have been waiting for the Spanish-language fiction and nonfiction on narcos to be brought to English speaking audiences. --Nathan P. Jones, author of Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction

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James H. Creechan is a retired sociologist and criminologist, who has monitored crime and cartels in Mexico for more than twenty-five years. He has held teaching and research positions in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

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