Crossroads of Violence

"In this highly original book, Adela Cedillo provides a persuasive explanation for violence in Mexico today. Crossroads of Violence showcases her skill, talent, and courage as a historian in stitching together seemingly disparate historical processes--the Dirty War and the Drug War--into a compelling historical narrative."--Alexander Aviña, Associate Professor of Latin American History, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University

"Adela Cedillo's concepts of a parallel state and a counterinsurgency payoff system promise to help scholars of Mexican history and politics make sense of Mexico's history of violence and corruption. The research and analysis in this important book are top-notch."--Renata Keller, author of The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War

"Crossroads of Violence is a much-needed and pathbreaking contribution to Mexican history. No other work has successfully straddled the divide between the Dirty War and the Drug War."--Gladys I. McCormick, author of The Last Door: A History of Torture in Mexico's War against Subversives