{"product_id":"downtown-juarez-9781477323885","title":"Downtown Juárez","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intimate look at the normalization of violence in the lives of sex workers, drug dealers, barflies, and drug addicts in downtown Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Campbell] constructs a detailed and personal account of how violence is produced in Juárez specifically and Mexico as a whole...The author's writing style transports us to the detailed accounts and experiences he went through in Juárez and brings light to those who have been pushed to the shadows...This book is a valuable contribution to the literature as it provides scholars, social workers, and law enforcement officials with a complex understanding of violence in Juárez and the processes of naturalization of violence that continue to perpetuate violence in Mexico. * Small Wars Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a masterpiece of urban anthropology and one of the most significant studies of life in Ciudad Juárez in recent memory. It is a formidable work of scholarship that resonates far beyond academe. * El Paso Matters *\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary book...By telling the tragic tales of people who live in very dire conditions—and perform activities that are not ideal—in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Campbell seeks to offer a general explanation of the intense violence that takes place every day in the central part of this very complex border city...This text and its stories are the result of brave, humane, and exemplary ethnographic work that depicts the 'underworlds of violence and abuse.' * NACLA Report *\u003cbr\u003eThrough his detailed narratives...Campbell successfully details the complexities of Ciudad Juárez that lead some people to barely survive and others to certain destruction…Recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eCampbell provides the reader with a gritty but very human account of the limited choices that those living in the Juárez underworld face, and shows how these limited choices become 'normal'...\u003ci\u003eDowntown Juárez\u003c\/i\u003e is a very compelling read...Readers will come away with an understanding of the everyday lives of the members of the Juárez underworld, and how violence has become a normal part of their daily experience. * The Sociological Review *\u003cbr\u003eCampbell’s vivid and captivating ethnography of Downtown Juárez is not only accessible, well written, and engaging, but also makes notable theoretical and methodological contributions...Campbell’s ethnography neither romanticizes nor pathologizes everyday life in Downtown Juárez. Instead, he masterfully centers the lived realities of his informants and provides greater insights into their subjectivities and humanity...A must-read for scholars interested in violence, the borderlands, and ethnographic methodologies. * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *\u003cbr\u003eBy understanding how individuals frequently fall into both [victim and victimizer], and indeed, how being a victimizer often leads someone to become a victim and vice versa, Campbell offers a nuanced reading of violence in the region, drawing attention to often underanalyzed dynamics...[Campbell's] narratives are vibrant and often nuanced. They are a pleasure to read. * Latin American Politics and Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis [book] is an honest effort to approach the complex problems of this border city…it revels in the rigor of an academic book, but is also accessible to non-specialized readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Este libro es] un esfuerzo honesto por aproximarse a la compleja problematica de esta urbe fronteriza . . . Goza de rigor académico, pero también es accesible a los lectores no especializados.\u003c\/p\u003e * Mexican Studies\/Estudios Mexicanos *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Borders of the Mind—Violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Synergistic Violence and the Normalization of Abuse in a Border Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Bridge: Concentrations of Power, Economic Exchange, and Transnational Humanity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Historical Roots of Violence, Crime, and Abuse in Downtown Juárez and Colonia Bellavista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Colonia Bellavista Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Avenida Juárez Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Prostitution and Sex Workers in the Downtown Street Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Contemporary Gay Pick-Up Scenes and Danger in Downtown Juárez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Border Bar Life: An Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. A Place without Limits: Inebriation and Dehumanization at The Club\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Conviviality, Drug Deals, Sexual Abuse, and a Juárez-Based Philosophy of Masculine Nihilism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Bars as Sites and Languid Staging Areas for Petty Crimes: Hanging Out in the 69 Lounge, Waiting for Something Bad to Happen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Downtown Bars as Locations of both Pleasure and Victimization: Sex, Drugs, and Extortion at El Antro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Bars and Criminality: Human Smugglers and Cross-Border Drug Smugglers in Central Juárez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Everyday Drug Dealers in Downtown Juárez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Human Perseverance amidst Recurring “Drug Wars”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. The Naturalization of “Drug Violence”: Hit Men and Drug Killings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Paloma Makes a Life in the Downtown Bars: Survival amidst Crime, Violence, Drugs, and Sexual Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: Synergistic Violence and the Cycle of Victimization on the Border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408959971671,"sku":"9781477323885","price":78.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477323885.jpg?v=1730504868","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/downtown-juarez-9781477323885","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}