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“A necessary read.” —Los Angeles Review of Books“A chilling portrait of corruption, unimaginable brutality and impunity.” —Financial TimesThis revelatory and heartbreaking immersion into the lives of people enduring extreme violence in Central America is a powerful call for immigration policy reform in the United States. El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 people—men, women, and children—flee these three countries for North America. Óscar Martínez, author of The Beast, named one of the best books of the year by the Economist, Mother Jones, and the Financial Times, fleshes out these stark figures with true stories, producing a jarringly beautiful and immersive account of life in deadly locations. Martínez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages, and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. With his precise and empathetic reporting, he explores the underbelly of these troubled places. He goes undercover to drink with narcos, accompanies police patrols, rides in trafficking bo

Who reads A History of Violence : Living and Dying in Central America?

Author

Oscar Mart©Ưnez; John B Washington; Daniela Ugaz

Publisher

London ; New York: Verso

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781784781699

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, History, Sociology

Rating

3.92 / 5 (131 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14