Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields

Ciudad Juarez lies just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. A once-thriving border town, it now resembles a failed state. Infamously known as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad.

In Murder City, Charles Bowden-one of the few journalists who spent extended periods of time in Juarez-has written an extraordinary account of what happens when a city disintegrates. Interweaving stories of its inhabitants-a beauty queen who was raped, a repentant hitman, a journalist fleeing for his life-with a broader meditation on the town's descent into anarchy, Bowden reveals how Juarez's culture of violence will not only worsen, but inevitably spread north.

Heartbreaking, disturbing, and unforgettable, Murder City was written at the height of his powers and established Bowden as one of America's leading journalists.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 03/22/2011
ISBN: 9781568586458
Pages: 328
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 116