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I ask for justice: Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944
David Carey-
Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations, Maps, and Tables (page ix)
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Foreword by Pablo Piccato (page xiii)
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Acknowledgments (page xxiii)
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Introduction: Justice, Ethnicity, and Gender in Twentieth-Century Guatemala (page 1)
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1. Dictators, Indígenas, and the Legal System: Intersections of Race and Crime (page 27)
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2. "Rough and Thorny Terrain": Moonshine, Gender, and Ethnicity (page 56)
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3. "Productive Activity": Female Vendors and Ladino Authorities in the Market (page 90)
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4. Unnatural Mothers and Reproductive Crimes: Infanticide, Abortion, and Cross-Dressing (page 118)
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5. Wives in Danger and Dangerous Women: Domestic and Female Violence (page 153)
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6. Honorable Subjects: Public Insults, Family Feuds, and State Power (page 191)
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Conclusion: Emboldened and Constrained (page 225)
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Appendices (page 240)
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Notes (page 263)
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Glossary (page 295)
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Bibliography (page 299)
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Index (page 327)
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Published: 2013
Publisher: University of Texas Press
- 9780292748699 (ebook)
- 9780292748682 (hardcover)