Angela Garcia
Autor(a) de The Pastoral Clinic: Addiction and Dispossession along the Rio Grande
About the Author
Angela Garcia is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine.
Obras por Angela Garcia
The Way That Leads Among the Lost: Life, Death, and Hope in Mexico City's Anexos (2024) 4 exemplares
Entre leno y llama 1 exemplar
Tomi i l'estrella Blava 1 exemplar
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Luminous prose. Heartbreaking to read. I'd like to be a medical anthropologist when I grow up.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Membros
- 95
- Popularidade
- #197,646
- Avaliação
- 5.0
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 8
- Línguas
- 2
In this beautifully written book, García (no relation), an anthropologist, uses anexos as a window into the life of the poor in Mexico, the drug wars that have destroyed the state, the misery that was unleashed by NAFTA, the plague of femicides that has horrified the world, and more. She also reveals a lot of herself, her difficult childhood, the end of her marriage, and her love and concern for her daughters. I am hoping this reaches a wide audience, it really deserves it.… (mais)