www.empireofhumiliation.com - 1Places, people in the novel

Chapters	Places, People in the novel
Doing the work of imperialism in Juárez, Mexico	A website where clients of Laura's Bar and the adjacent Departamentos Blancos share thoughts and experiences.
How to hire corrupt police officers in Mexico	Policing, Juarez style A quick how-to-purchase-a-police-officer video. After being pulled over for a traffic infraction, a driver buys an end to the problem. The infamous newspaper story of the idealsitic Mayor who bans traffic tickets. (Clickable image)
Marina, Anderson	A New York Times story about one of the most brazen Mexican kidnappers
The burning	Two angles onto Marina's residence in Lomas Chapultepec. Front page of the Jornada newspaper the day after the undocumented immigrants were found in a truck in Texas. Click here click to read the editorial Ni Un Muerto Mas.
Cathedral	The Cathedral in Mexico City. The Sagrario - containing the Bishop's opulent vestuary, his library and Monjas de Clausura - is to the right. A letter to Spain from the Americas by a contemporary of Hernán Cortés. The letters Cortés himself wrote - the originals - are not available for public viewing.
How to escape someone following you in Mexico City	Mexico City, Vocho heaven
How to pay a mordida in Mexico	Quick video showing transit cop pocketing his mordida. The little bus that just came down a one-way street the wrong way, it barely slows down.
The smallest instrument of imperialism	There are no photographs of the turcas device. None are known to exist for public display. Records of the device's use in the New World have largely - though not entirely - been purged.
	Return to top of first set of chapters: Doing the work of imperialism in Juárez, Mexico How to hire corrupt police officers in Mexico Marina, Anderson The burning Cathedral How to escape someone following you in Mexico City How to pay a mordida in Mexico The smallest instrument of imperialism Jump to second set of chapters: A part of the truth about a part of Marina Suspecting an imperialism Unbearable hatred in the newspaper Why is Anderson in Mexico? Cutting hands Survival tip for Mexico City Simple fraud Humiliation in Tlascala Humiliation today? The moment Anderson and Marina begin to understand Jump to third set of chapters: The next step Cholula, past and present The party, the massacre Trapped Imperialism The weirdness and death of Montezuma Montezuma’s death re-created The powerful riddle Worrisome visit Foreign policy Jump to fourth set of chapters: Building the Cathedral Media empire Going to church The edible and empire EC in the end Jump to fifth set of chapters: Meanwhile Guilt and crime The humiliating theft To the Museum Betrayal and death Conclusion The exit Jump to final set of chapters: After the Museum Disappearing