Description
| Product ID: | 9781580053136 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Strange Trade |
| Subtitle: | The Story of Two Women Who Risked Everything in the International Drug Trade |
| Authors: | Author: Asale Angel-Ajani |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Drugs trade / drug trafficking |
| Description: | A riveting true story of the lives of two very different women who risked-and lost-everything in the international drug trade Strange Trade tells the compelling stories of Mary, a Liberian drug courier with a college education, and Pauline, a Ugandan wife, mother, and drug cartel boss. A leading expert on women and organized crime, Asale Angel-Ajani spent years interviewing these women in Italy''s notorious Rebibbia Prison,and gained unprecedented access into the narcotics trade. Herself the daughter of a drug trafficker, Angel-Ajani brings a wrenching, deeply personal perspective to the account of these women''s lives, and offers a nuanced understanding of the global context within which African women are entering the drug trade in ever-increasing numbers. Strange Trade follows Pauline and Mary as they traverse three continents, survive wars, poverty, and shattered families, secure drug shipments, and commit murder. Angel-Ajani paints rich, intimate, and profoundly surprising portraits without glamorizing, sanitizing, or offering judgment. The result is an unvarnished journey into a world that, until now, has remained hidden and a glimpse into the motives that led these women to risk,and ultimately lose,everything. |
| Imprint Name: | Seal Press |
| Publisher Name: | Seal Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-09-28 |
