{"product_id":"soldiers-and-kings-survival-and-hope-in-the-world-of-human-smuggling-paperback","title":"Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason de León\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 - An NPR Book We Love 2024 - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2024 - A \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A work of extraordinary reportage and compassion...[it] will shock you, move you, and leave you changed.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvicted and Poverty, by America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An enlightening, frightening, unforgettable read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Sandra Cisneros, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn intense, intimate and first-of-its-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur \"genius\" grant winner and anthropologist with unprecedented access \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolitical instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet the real lives and work of smugglers--or \u003ci\u003ecoyotes\u003c\/i\u003e, or guides, as they are often known by the migrants who hire their services--are only ever reported on from a distance, using tired tropes and stereotypes, often depicted as boogie men and violent warlords. In an effort to better understand this essential yet extralegal billion dollar global industry, internationally recognized anthropologist and expert Jason De León embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result of this unique and extraordinary access is SOLDIERS AND KINGS: the first ever in-depth, character-driven look at human smuggling. It is a heart-wrenching and intimate narrative that revolves around the life and death of one \u003ci\u003ecoyote \u003c\/i\u003ewho falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind. In a powerful, original voice, De León expertly chronicles the lives of low-level foot soldiers breaking into the smuggling game, and morally conflicted gang leaders who oversee rag-tag crews of guides and informants along the migrant trail. SOLDIERS AND KINGS is not only a ground-breaking up-close glimpse of a difficult-to-access world, it is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason De León\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Anthropology and Chicana\/o Studies and director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a 501(c)(3) research, arts, and education collective that seeks to raise awareness about migration issues globally. He is a 2017 MacArthur Foundation Fellow and author of the award-winning book \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987436536109,"sku":"9780593298602","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Xdo5XUaXEE9780593298602.webp?v=1776178694","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/soldiers-and-kings-survival-and-hope-in-the-world-of-human-smuggling-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}