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Runaway Daughters : Seduction, Elopement, and Honor in Nineteenth-Century Mexico

Sloan investigates how civil laws in post-colonial Mexico played a significant role in changing social norms for marriage, sexuality, and parental authority.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sloan, Kathryn A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Runaway Daughters; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps and Figures; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Physical and Historical World of Runaway Daughters and Their Suitors; CHAPTER TWO: The Legal and Normative World of Runaway Daughters and Their Suitors; CHAPTER THREE: Making Love in Mexico: The Cultural Context of Courtship and Gender Relations; CHAPTER FOUR: Bearing Witness: Courtship and Working-Class Neighborhoods; CHAPTER FIVE: Disobedient Daughters and the Liberal State: Generational Conflicts over Marriage Choice.
  • CHAPTER SIX: Runaway Daughters: Sexual Honor and Sources of Female PowerCONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index.