Introduction Everyone in Mexico has heard of the Guadalajara Cartel (Cartel de Guadalajara in Spanish), an organization that, from the beginning of the 1980’s and
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A Short History of Violence and Elections in Mexico
Introduction In Mexico elections and violence were for much of the twentieth century taken as inherently intertwined. As polling days approached press, chattering classes and
Read MoreGrowing Maize and Illicit Drugs in Oaxaca, Mexico
This article is Chapter 5 of Noria MXAC “Violence Takes Place” Editorial Series. Click here to discover the rest of the Series. “Growing milpa is
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Debunking the Wars: A Call for Local Understanding of Violence in Mexico & Central America
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” This famous quote by photographer Robert Capa could apply just as well to the way in which violence in Mexico and Central America is currently analyzed.
Read MoreTrascender las guerras: Desentrañar las violencias en México y América Central desde lo local
“Si tus fotos no son suficientemente buenas es porque no te has acercado lo suficiente”. Esta famosa frase del fotógrafo Robert Capa podría usarse para describir la forma en que, en la actualidad, se analiza la violencia en México y América Central.
Read MoreNo More Opium for the Masses
These maps were designed to illustrate Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, Nathaniel Morris and Benjamin T. Smith‘s article, No More Opium for the Masses
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