City of Suspects : Crime in Mexico City, 1900-1931 /

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This analysis of the multiple dimensions of crime in early 20th-century Mexico City examines the paradoxes of repressive policies toward crime and the impact of social rebellion on patterns of common crime.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Piccato, Pablo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Duke University Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1900-1931.
Criminaliteit.
Kriminalität
Working class.
Poor.
Criminals.
Crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Travailleurs > Mexique > Mexico.
Pauvres > Mexique > Mexico.
Criminels > Mexique > Mexico.
Poor > Mexico > Mexico City.
Working class > Mexico > Mexico City.
Criminals > Mexico > Mexico City.
Crime > Mexico > Mexico City.
Mexiko > Stadt
Mexico > Mexico City.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Context: The Modern City. The Policed City. The Construction of Mexican Criminology
  • 2. The Practices. Honor and Violent Crime. Violence against Women. Money, Crime, and Social Reactions to Larceny
  • 3. The Consequences: The Invention of Rateros. Penal Experience in Mexico City
  • Conclusions: Crime Contested
  • Appendix: Statistics of Crime.

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