Joseph Patteson
Drugs, Violence and Latin America: Global Psychotropy and Culture
Drugs, Violence and Latin America: Global Psychotropy and Culture
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This book explores the psychotropic analysis of texts that deal with drug trafficking and interdiction in Mexico, highlighting how they reflect and intervene in global networks of intoxication. It proposes a "dialectics of intoxication" that influences human behavior and is leveraged for social control in both licit and illicit economies. A countercultural genealogy in Latin America provides a contrastive context for contemporary novels that expose links between narcoviolence and consumerism.
Format: Hardback
Length: 249 pages
Publication date: 27 November 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
This book delves into a profound psychotropic analysis of texts that explore the dark and violent world of drug trafficking and interdiction, particularly in Mexico. While many critics have either disregarded these works as mere exploitative entertainment or focused solely on their aesthetic "sobriety," Drugs, Violence, and Latin America offers a fresh perspective by illuminating how these narratives can reflect and intervene in the global networks of intoxication. Through the lens of a "dialectics of intoxication," the book proposes that psychotropy has the potential to both solidify and destabilize the self and its relationships with others, exerting distinct influences on human behavior within both licit and illicit economies.
A comprehensive consideration of a countercultural genealogy in Latin America provides a contrasting psychotropic context for contemporary novels that expose the intricate connections between narcoviolence and consumerism. These works challenge our deeply ingrained addictions of thought and feeling about ourselves and our relationships to drugs and narco-violence, prompting us to reevaluate our understanding of these complex issues.
By exploring the psychotropic dimensions of drug trafficking and interdiction, Drugs, Violence, and Latin America offers a thought-provoking and transformative exploration of these critical social phenomena. It challenges us to confront the darker aspects of our society and to seek new ways of understanding and addressing the ongoing challenges posed by drugs and narco-violence.
Weight: 495g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030689230
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021
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