{"product_id":"la-lucha-jon-sack-9781781688014","title":"La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico","description":"\u003cb\u003eA front-line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Ju rez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua than in wartorn Afghanistan. Thanks to a culture of impunity, 97 percent of the killings in Ju rez go unsolved. Despite a climate of fear, a small group of human rights activists, exemplified by the Chihuahua lawyer and organizer Lucha Castro, works to identify the killers and their official enablers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of \u003ci\u003eLa Lucha\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated in beautiful and chilling comic book art, rendering in rich detail the stories of families ripped apart by disappearances and murders--especially gender-based violence--and the remarkably brave advocacy, protests, and investigations of ordinary citizens who turned their grief into resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Sack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178168801X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781688014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Jon Sack","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996424012031,"sku":"9781781688014","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5543329c-a96e-4a71-8892-cf400bf97bca.jpg?v=1683341612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-lucha-jon-sack-9781781688014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}