Conclusion: Synergistic Violence and the Cycle of Victimization on the Border

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Borders of the Mind— Violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 1
4. CHAPTER 1 Synergistic Violence and the Normalization of Abuse in a Border Context 19
5. CHAPTER 2 The Bridge: Concentrations of Power, Economic Exchange, and Transnational Humanity 38
6. CHAPTER 3 The Historical Roots of Violence, Crime, and Abuse in Downtown Juárez and Colonia Bellavista 48
7. CHAPTER 4 Colonia Bellavista Today 64
8. CHAPTER 5 Avenida Juárez Today 74
9. CHAPTER 6 Prostitution and Sex Workers in the Downtown Street Scene 82
10. CHAPTER 7 Contemporary Gay Pick-Up Scenes and Danger in Downtown Juárez 90
11. CHAPTER 8 Border Bar Life: The General Scene and Ambience 95
12. CHAPTER 9 A Place without Limits: Inebriation and Dehumanization at The Club 100
13. CHAPTER 10 Conviviality, Drug Deals, Sexual Abuse, and a Juárez-Based Philosophy of Masculine Nihilism 108
14. CHAPTER 11 Bars as Sites and Languid Staging Areas for Petty Crimes: Hanging Out in the 69 Lounge, Waiting for Something to Happen 117
15. CHAPTER 12 Downtown Bars as Locations of Both Pleasure and Victimization: Sex, Drugs, and Extortion at El Antro 124
16. CHAPTER 13 Bars and Criminality: Human Smugglers and Cross-Border Drug Smugglers in Central Juárez 131
17. CHAPTER 14 Everyday Drug Dealers in Downtown Juárez 140
18. CHAPTER 15 Human Perseverance amidst Recurring “Drug Wars” 154
19. CHAPTER 16 The Naturalization of “Drug Violence”: Hit Men and Drug Killings 158
20. CHAPTER 17 Paloma Makes a Life in the Downtown Bars: Survival amidst Crime, Violence, Drugs, and Sexual Abuse 173
21. Conclusion: Synergistic Violence and the Cycle of Victimization on the Border 199
22. Notes 207
23. Bibliography 222
24. Index 231