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UNINA9910809548603321 |
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Autore |
Garza James Alex |
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Titolo |
The imagined underworld [[electronic resource] ] : sex, crime, and vice in porfirian Mexico City / / James Alex Garza |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-09222-3 |
9786611092221 |
0-8032-1583-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crime - Mexico - Mexico City - History - 19th century |
Criminals - Mexico - Mexico City |
Mexico City (Mexico) Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-212) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Charting the imagined city -- The terror of Peralvillo, "El Chalequero" -- Love, betrayal, and death in the underworld -- Organized crime and the porfirian state -- Disease, decay, and the strange case of Federico Abrego and María Barrera -- Politics, corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo affair -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Recounts six infamous crimes committed in nineteenth-century Mexico City and the underworld they were used to create. Examining judicial records, newspapers, government documents, and travel accounts, the author uncovers the truth behind some of nineteenth-century Mexico's most notorious criminals, including the serial killer ""El Chalequero."" |
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