MS-13 by Steven Dudley
The definitive, award-winning account of MS-13, the most notorious street gang in AmericaThe MS-13 was born from war.
In the 1980s, Alex and his brother fled El Salvador for the U.S. and formed the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners. Initially bound by a love of heavy metal music, the group soon took on a harder edge, selling drugs, stealing cars and killing rivals. Gang members like Alex 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--and also largely misunderstood. Longtime organized crime investigator Steven Dudley brings readers inside the nefarious group to tell a broader story of flawed US and Central American policies and the exploitative, unequal systems that shape them.
*WINNER OF THE LUKAS PRIZE*
*An NPR Best Book of the Year*
"A remarkable feat of reporting."--Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruise
Dudley, Steven: - STEVEN DUDLEY is the cofounder of InSight Crime, a think tank devoted to investigating organized crime and corruption in the Americas. As a journalist in Latin America, he spent the past two decades writing for the Washington Post, NPR, the BBC and the Miami Herald. MS-13 is the winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781335005540 |
| ISBN 10 | 1335005544 |
| Title | MS-13 |
| Author | Steven Dudley |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hanover Square Press |
| Year published | 2020-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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