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THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE MOST INFAMOUS STREET GANG IN AMERICA
In the 1980s, El Salvador was involved in a bloody fight for control of the government. To escape the guerrilla assaults and death squads many fled to the US. As a survival instinct, they formed a group called the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners, a relatively harmless social network bound by rock and roll. But later, as they brushed against established local gangs, the group took on a harder edge, selling drugs, stealing cars and killing rivals who threatened their territories. As authorities cracked down, gang members were incarcerated and deported. But in the prison system, the group only grew stronger.
Today, MS-13 is one of the most infamous street gangs on Earth, with tens of thousands of members operating in a half-dozen nations and two continents, and linked to thousands of grisly murders each year. Through the story of former gang member Norman and his family, journalist Steven Dudley brings readers inside the deadly group. Steven Dudley is one of the foremost experts on MS-13. The co-director of InSight, an initiative of aimed at monitoring, analysing and investigating organized crime in the Americas.
Dudley has a BA in Latin American History and an MA in Latin American Studies. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently. The definitive account of America's most dangerous street gang: the MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha), seen through the eyes of one family caught in its vicious web This is the first book dedicated to MS-13 it's past, present and politics to be published in the UK MS-13, the world's deadliest gang, dominate news headlines currently, thanks to Donald Trump's pledge to wage war on them. Written by the world authority on the gang, it includes first-hand experiences from a gang member and his family. Comparison titles include: Redemption by Stanley Tookie Williams (29,000 tcm), The Corner by David Simon & Ed Burns (45,000 tcm) and Gangster Warlords by Ioan Grillo (8,200 tcm)
In the 1980s, El Salvador was involved in a bloody fight for control of the government. To escape the guerrilla assaults and death squads many fled to the US. As a survival instinct, they formed a group called the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners, a relatively harmless social network bound by rock and roll. But later, as they brushed against established local gangs, the group took on a harder edge, selling drugs, stealing cars and killing rivals who threatened their territories. As authorities cracked down, gang members were incarcerated and deported. But in the prison system, the group only grew stronger.
Today, MS-13 is one of the most infamous street gangs on Earth, with tens of thousands of members operating in a half-dozen nations and two continents, and linked to thousands of grisly murders each year. Through the story of former gang member Norman and his family, journalist Steven Dudley brings readers inside the deadly group. Steven Dudley is one of the foremost experts on MS-13. The co-director of InSight, an initiative of aimed at monitoring, analysing and investigating organized crime in the Americas.
Dudley has a BA in Latin American History and an MA in Latin American Studies. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently. The definitive account of America's most dangerous street gang: the MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha), seen through the eyes of one family caught in its vicious web This is the first book dedicated to MS-13 it's past, present and politics to be published in the UK MS-13, the world's deadliest gang, dominate news headlines currently, thanks to Donald Trump's pledge to wage war on them. Written by the world authority on the gang, it includes first-hand experiences from a gang member and his family. Comparison titles include: Redemption by Stanley Tookie Williams (29,000 tcm), The Corner by David Simon & Ed Burns (45,000 tcm) and Gangster Warlords by Ioan Grillo (8,200 tcm)