Campus Units
World Languages and Cultures
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2005
Journal or Book Title
Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies
Volume
9
First Page
246
Last Page
248
DOI
10.1353/hcs.2011.0217
Abstract
Espana connection is a series of in-depth articles on organized crime in Spain written by Luis Gomez, a former editor of El Pais where he is presently an investigative reporter. On the best-seller list in Spain at one time, the book brings to light the growing criminal and drug culture in Spain by centering each chapter on a particular criminal activity, citing official police reports, using eyewitness testimony by field investigators as well as national and international statistics by Interpol, Europol, and the Spanish Guardia Civil, among other official bodies. Gomez then reminds readers about well-known-some might even say infamous-cases of police seizures and arrests which made the international headlines since the early 1990s. Overall, the book reads like an in-depth journalist's report which necessarily shields its sources and arbitrarily documents its statistics.
Copyright Owner
University of Arizona
Copyright Date
2005
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gasta, Chad M., "Book Review: Espana Connection by Luis Gomez Arrojo" (2005). World Languages and Cultures Publications. 205.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/language_pubs/205
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Comments
This book review is published as Gasta, C.M., Espana connection by Luis Gomez Arrojo. Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies. 9(2005); 246-248. Doi: 10.1353/hcs.2011.0217. Posted with permission.