City of Suspects Crime in Mexico City, 1900-1931

Name: City of Suspects Crime in Mexico City, 1900-1931
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ISBN: 9780822327479

ISBN-10: 0822327473

ISBN-13: 9780822327479

Edition: 2001

Authors: Pablo Piccato

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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.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 9/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 0.24" wide x 0.31" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.342



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Context



The Modern City



The Policed City



The Construction of Mexican Criminology



The Practices



Honor and Violent Crime



Violence Against Women



Money, Crime, and Social Reactions to Larceny



The Consequences



The Invention of Rateros



Penal Experience in Mexico City


Conclusions: Crime Contested


Appendix: Statistics of Crime


Notes


Bibliography


Index