Belén Fernández's THE DARIÉN GAP receives a star from Foreword Reviews
Belén Fernández's THE DARIÉN GAP receives a star from Foreword Reviews
★ "A wealth of geopolitical history bolsters the book, contextualizing the “fittingly capitalist backdrop” that surrounds the Darién Gap. With a pronounced anti-imperialist stance, it illuminates a clandestine matrix rooted in corruption, extortion, and dehumanization operating on a local and global scale. Pointing to an insidious underworld economy born in the shadow of mass migration, Fernández writes about the role of the United States in the criminalization of migrants and the various entities profiting from the interminable suffering of the world’s most vulnerable demographics. A travelogue punctuated by bouts of critical analysis, The Darién Gap offers a harrowing glimpse into the reality of a natural phenomenon made criminal." —Foreword Reviews, starred review
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