Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.32992/erlacs.11373
Publication Title
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Issue
119
Pages
Rev. 2 (1-3)
Abstract
[First paragraph] Mexico has long been a transhipment point for illegal narcotics between South America and the United States. Clashes among drug cartels over territory and trafficking routes have caused insecurity and violence in parts of Mexico for decades, especially along the U.S. border. When Filipe Calderón became president in 2006, he declared a "war on drug traffickers" and deployed thousands of federal troops to combat the cartels. Over the next decade, violence in Mexico dramatically escalated, with tens of thousands of people killed or disappeared. Violence also became more generalised throughout the country, impacting areas that had previously been relatively peaceful. One of the areas that experienced a sudden rise in violence was Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo León and a centre for business and commerce in Northeast Mexico.
Rights
© 2025 The Author.
Open Access book review distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
ORCID
0000-0001-5685-1136 (Adams)
Original Publication Citation
Adams, F. (2025). [Review of the book The two faces of fear: Violence and fear in the Mexican metropolis, by A. Villarreal]. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 0(119), 1-3, Article Rev. 2. https://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.11373
Repository Citation
Adams, Francis, "[Review of the book The two faces of fear: Violence and fear in the Mexican metropolis, by A. Villarreal]" (2025). Political Science & Geography Faculty Publications. 69.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/politicalscience_geography_pubs/69