I ask for justice : Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944 /

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This study of the Guatemalan legal system during the regimes of two of Latin America’s most repressive dictators reveals the surprising extent to which Maya women used the courts to air their grievances and defend their human rights.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carey, David, Jr., 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013
Colección:Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 33.
Temas:
1900-1999
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Maya women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Maya women > Crimes against > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Maya women > Guatemala > Social conditions > 20th century.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'administration de la justice pénale > Guatemala > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes mayas > Crimes contre > Guatemala > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes mayas > Guatemala > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Maya women > Social conditions.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Guatemala.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : justice, ethnicity, and gender in twentieth-century Guatemala
  • Dictators, indígenas, and the legal system : intersections of race and crime
  • "Rough and thorny terrain" : moonshine, gender, and ethnicity
  • "Productive activity" : female vendors and Ladino authorities in the market
  • Unnatural mothers and reproductive crimes : infanticide, abortion, and cross-dressing
  • Wives in danger and dangerous women : domestic and female violence
  • Honorable subjects : public insults, family feuds, and state power
  • Conclusion : emboldened and constrained.

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