{"product_id":"a-history-of-violence-oscar-martinez-9781784781682","title":"A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A necessary read.\u003cb\u003e\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A \u003c\/b\u003echilling portrait of corruption, unimaginable brutality and impunity.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revelatory and heartbreaking immersion into the lives of people enduring extreme violence in Central America is a powerful call for immigration policy reform in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 people--men, women, and children--flee these three countries for North America. ﾓscar Mart?ez, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best books of the year by the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, fleshes out these stark figures with true stories, producing a jarringly beautiful and immersive account of life in deadly locations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mart?ez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages, and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. With his precise and empathetic reporting, he explores the underbelly of these troubled places. He goes undercover to drink with narcos, accompanies police patrols, rides in trafficking boats and hides out with a gang informer. The result is an unforgettable portrait of a region of fear and a subtle analysis of the North American roots and reach of the crisis, helping to explain why this history of violence should matter to all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784781681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784781682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2016","brand":"Oscar Martinez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938042609919,"sku":"9781784781682","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f6bf19c2-1c7d-478e-8c98-da59365edc6e.jpg?v=1681433389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-violence-oscar-martinez-9781784781682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}