The woman on the windowsill : a tale of mystery in several parts /

A true story of violence and punishment that illuminates a transformative moment in Guatemalan history. On the morning of July 1, 1800, a surveyor and mapmaker named Cayetano Díaz opened the window of his study in Guatemala City to find a horrific sight: a pair of severed breasts. Offering a meticu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sellers-García, Sylvia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Homicide investigation > Case studies.
Murder > Case studies.
Murder > Guatemala > Guatemala.
Homicide > Enquêtes > Études de cas.
Meurtre > Études de cas.
HISTORY > Latin America > Central America.
Homicide investigation
Murder
Guatemala > Guatemala
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. In Which Don Cayetano Díaz Opens His Window
  • One. Strangers in the Valley: In Which Brígida Arana Seeks Her Missing Daughter
  • Two. History of Violence: In Which Liberata Bejarano's Cause for Flight Is Revealed
  • Three. Iconography: In Which the Perpetrator Offers New Evidence
  • Four. Enlightened Medicine: In Which Dr. Narciso Esparragosa Analyzes the
  • Five. In Hospital, at Home: In Which Simona Villagrán Is Buried Twice
  • Six. An Urban Space: In Which the Perpetrator Communicates a Third Time
  • Seven. Death, Sex, and the City: In Which María Rosa Padilla Is Found in the Morgue
  • Eight. Bourbon Justice: In Which Liberata Returns
  • Epilogue. In Which the Window Is Closed.

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