El norte chiquito: From 'dirty wars' to drug wars in the Guerrero hotlands

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Abstract

Mexico's so-called “War on Drugs” began as a war on poor people. This article locates the roots of Mexico's current drug-related violence in a longer history of state terror and violence enacted against social movements and rural communities. The article traces this history by grounding it locally in the guerrerense municipality of Coyuca de Catalán.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)71-89
Number of pages19
JournalEuropean Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Issue number112
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Dirty wars
  • Drug trafficking
  • Drug wars
  • Guerrero
  • Mexico
  • State formation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Sociology and Political Science

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