Benjamin T. Smith unearths the twisted roots of the catastrophic drug war. A fascinating, surreal and tragic tale -- Ioan Grillo. A compelling narrative that at last gives us a history-for-all of Mexicos all-out drug war -- Ed Vulliamy. Discover the real story behind the headlines. The Mexican drug wars have inspired countless articles, TV shows and movies. From Breaking Bad to Sicario, El Chapos escapes to Trumps tirades, this is a story we think we know. But theres a hidden history to the biggest story of the twenty-first century. The Dope exposes how an illicit industry that started with farmers, families and healers came to be dominated by cartels, kingpins and corruption. Benjamin T Smith traces an unforgettable cast of characters from the early twentieth century to the modern day, whose actions came to influence Mexico as we now know it. Theres Enrique Fernández, the borderlands trafficker who became Mexicos first major narco and one of the first victims of the war on drugs; Eduardo Lalo Fernández, Mexicos most prominent heroin chemist and first major cocaine importer; Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra, the brilliant doctor and Marxist who tried (and failed) to decriminalize Mexicos drugs; and Harry Anslinger, the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics whose sensationalist strategies paved the way for U.S. interference and the extraordinary levels of violence in Mexico today. The Dope is the epic saga of how violence and corruption came to plague modern Mexico, and the first book to make sense of the political and economic big picture of the Mexican drug wars. Review. With the skills of a fine historian and the verve of a true storyteller Benjamin T. Smith unearths the twisted roots of the catastrophic drug war. A fascinating, surreal and tragic tale. ― Ioan Grillo, author of El Narco and Blood Gun Money. A compelling narrative that at last gives us a history-for-all of Mexicos all-out drug war ― Ed Vulliamy, author of Amexica: War Along the Borderline. Smiths depth of knowledge astonishes... This searing history leaves a mark ― Publishers Weekly.
A well-researched, sobering view of the damage that Americans need to get high wreaks on [their] neighbors ― Kirkus. A roiling, rambunctious trek through all that created the modern Mexican drug trade ... Really great stuff, really great reading. ― Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland. About the Author - Benjamin T. Smith is one of the foremost historians of modern Mexico. He is a professor in modern Latin American history at the University of Warwick, and was Associate Professor of Mexican History at Michigan State University. His previous books have explored politics, violence, Catholicism and journalism in modern Mexico. Benjamin has written widely on Mexico for the Guardian, The Jacobin, and Dissent and has appeared on Sky TV, BBC Radio, Channel 4 News and France24. He also provides expert witness accounts for Mexican asylum seekers escaping gang violence.
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