Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 220 p)
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ill
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0803222157
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9780803222151
Content:
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."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-212) and index
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CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Charting the Imagined City; 2. The Terror of Peralvillo, "El Chalequero"; 3. Love, Betrayal, and Death in the Underworld; 4. Organized Crime and the Porfirian State; 5. Disease, Decay, and the Strange Case of FedericoAbrego and María Barrera; 6. Politics, Corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo Affair; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803222151
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Imagined Underworld : Sex, Crime, and Vice in Porfirian Mexico City
Language:
English
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