Shaylih Muehlmann: 2 books
Where the River Ends
Contested Indigeneity in the Mexican Colorado Delta
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Living in the northwest of Mexico, the Cucapá people have relied on fishing as a means of subsistence for generations, but in the last several decades, that practice has been curtailed by water scarcity and government restrictions. The Colorado River once met the Gulf of California near the village...
When I Wear My Alligator Boots
Narco-Culture in the U.S. Mexico Borderlands
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2013
When I Wear My Alligator Boots examines how the lives of dispossessed men and women are affected by the rise of narcotrafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border. In particular, the book explores a crucial tension at the heart of the "war on drugs": despite the violence and suffering brought...