{"product_id":"narcas-el-ascenso-al-poder-de-las-jefas-seretas-del-crimen-organizado-narcas-the-secret-rise-of-women-in-latin-americas-cartels-9786073937498","title":"Narcas: El Ascenso Al Poder de Las Jefas Seretas del Crimen Organizado \/ Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Deborah Bonello | Ixchel Martínez\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Planeta Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Planeta Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organized Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Las investigaciones contempor�neas sobre el papel de las mujeres en el tr�fico de drogas lamentablemente siguen siendo deficientes. Este libro es solo la punta del iceberg en la comprensi�n de su rol dentro del crimen organizado latinoamericano y la cultura que las rodea .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePablo Escobar, Joaqu�n \u003cem\u003eel Chapo\u003c\/em\u003e Guzm�n y Rafael Caro Quintero son personajes mundialmente famosos, a quienes la prensa y el entretenimiento popularizaron al grado de convertirlos en leyendas. \u003cstrong\u003eLos narcotraficantes son, por definici�n, hombres\u003c\/strong\u003e. Y aunque junto a ellos tambi�n figuran varias mujeres como piezas clave de la barbarie, estas suelen ser descritas con narrativas simplistas y estereotipos que las hacen ver como v�ctimas o amantes; madres abnegadas o crueles c�mplices. \u003cstrong\u003eEllas -igual o m�s despiadadas que los capos m�s temidos- anhelan la fama, el dinero y el poder tanto como un hombre; ejercen violencia y buscan su beneficio.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarcas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Bonello, \u003c\/strong\u003eexdirectora editorial de \u003cem\u003eVICE News\u003c\/em\u003e para Latinoam�rica y actual editora general de \u003cem\u003eInSight Crime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003erevela el ascenso de las mujeres en los c�rteles de droga\u003c\/strong\u003e. En estas p�ginas, plasma las historias de narcas como \u003cstrong\u003eLuz Fajardo Campos\u003c\/strong\u003e, conocida como  la versi�n femenina del Chapo ; \u003cstrong\u003eDigna Valle\u003c\/strong\u003e, aliada estrat�gica del C�rtel de Sinaloa; \u003cstrong\u003eMarllory Chac�n\u003c\/strong\u003e, una de las narcotraficantes m�s prol�ficas de Centroam�rica, seg�n el Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos; y de \u003cstrong\u003emuchas otras cuya condici�n de mujeres les ha permitido manejar los hilos del narcotr�fico desde la penumbra\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Contemporary research on the role of women in drug trafficking is unfortunately still deficient. This book is only the tip of the iceberg in understanding their role within Latin American organized crime and the culture surrounding them.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePablo Escobar, Joaqu�n \u003cem\u003eEl Chapo\u003c\/em\u003e Guzm�n, and Rafael Caro Quintero are world-famous figures, popularized by the press and entertainment to the point of becoming legends. \u003cstrong\u003eDrug traffickers are, by definition, men\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yet alongside them, many women have also played key roles in the brutality, though they are often portrayed through simplistic narratives and stereotypes--as victims or lovers, devoted mothers or cruel accomplices. \u003cstrong\u003eThese women--equally or even more ruthless than the most feared kingpins--crave fame, money, and power just as much as men; they exercise violence and pursue their own gain.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarcas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Bonello\u003c\/strong\u003e, former editorial director of \u003cem\u003eVICE News\u003c\/em\u003e Latin America and current editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eInSight Crime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ereveals the rise of women in drug cartels\u003c\/strong\u003e. Within these pages, she recounts the stories of narcas such as \u003cstrong\u003eLuz Fajardo Campos\u003c\/strong\u003e, known as \"the female version of El Chapo\"; \u003cstrong\u003eDigna Valle\u003c\/strong\u003e, strategic ally of the Sinaloa Cartel; \u003cstrong\u003eMarllory Chac�n\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Central America's most prolific traffickers according to the U.S. Treasury Department; and \u003cstrong\u003emany others whose condition as women has allowed them to pull the strings of drug trafficking from the shadows\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planeta Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568998301847,"sku":"9786073937498","price":1344.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786073937498.webp?v=1774872354","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/narcas-el-ascenso-al-poder-de-las-jefas-seretas-del-crimen-organizado-narcas-the-secret-rise-of-women-in-latin-americas-cartels-9786073937498","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}