ZeroZeroZero: Look at Cocaine and All You See Is Powder. Look

ZeroZeroZero: Look at Cocaine and All You See Is Powder. Look Through Cocaine and You See the World.

From the author of the #1 international bestseller Gomorrah comes anÂ electrifying investigation of the international cocaine trade, as viciousÂ as it is powerful, and its hidden role in the global economy

In many countries, â€œ000â€ flour is the finest on the market. It is hard to find, but it is soft, light, almost impalpableâ€”like the purest, highest qualityÂ grade of cocaine. ZeroZeroZero is also the title of RobertoÂ Savianoâ€™s unforgettable, internationally bestsellingÂ exploration of the inner workings of the globalÂ cocaine tradeâ€”its rules and armies, and the trueÂ depth of its reach into the world economy and, byÂ extension, its grasp on us all.

Gomorrah, Savianoâ€™s explosive account of theÂ Neapolitan mob, the Camorra, was a worldwideÂ publishing sensation. It struck such a nerve withÂ the Camorra that Saviano has had to live underÂ twenty-four-hour police protection for moreÂ than eight years. During this time he has comeÂ to know law enforcement agencies and officialsÂ around the world. With their cooperation, SavianoÂ has broadened his perspective to take in the entireÂ global â€œcorporateâ€ entity that is the drug trade andÂ the complex money-laundering operations thatÂ allow it to function, often with the complicity ofÂ the worldâ€™s biggest banks.

The result is a truly harrowing andÂ groundbreaking synthesis of intimate literaryÂ narrative and geopolitical analysis of one of theÂ most powerful dark forces in our economy.Â Saviano tracks the shift in the cocaine tradeâ€™s axis ofÂ power, from Colombia to Mexico, and relates howÂ the Latin American cartels and gangs have forgedÂ alliances, first with the Italian crime syndicates,Â then with the Russians, Africans, and others. OnÂ the one hand, he charts a remarkable increase inÂ sophistication as these criminal entities diversifyÂ into many other products and markets. On theÂ other, he reveals the astonishing increase in theÂ severity of violence as they have fought to protectÂ and extend their power.
Saviano is a writer and journalist of rareÂ courage and a thinker of impressive intellectualÂ depth, able to see the connections between farflungÂ phenomena and bind them into a singleÂ epic story. Most drug-war narratives feel safelyÂ removed from our own lives; Saviano's offersÂ no such comfort. As heart racing as it is heady,Â ZeroZeroZero is a fusion of disparate genres intoÂ a brilliant new form that can rightly be calledÂ Savianoesque.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Press
Manufacturer Penguin Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 51
ReleaseDate 2015-07-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594205507

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Press
Manufacturer	Penguin Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	51
ReleaseDate	2015-07-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594205507

ZeroZeroZero: Look at Cocaine and All You See Is Powder. Look Through Cocaine and You See the World.

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