I ask for justice
Carey, David, 1967-
I ask for justice Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944 / [electronic resource] : by David Carey Jr. - First edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; Book thirty-three .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : justice, ethnicity, and gender in twentieth-century Guatemala -- Dictators, indígenas, and the legal system : intersections of race and crime -- "Rough and thorny terrain" : moonshine, gender, and ethnicity -- "Productive activity" : female vendors and Ladino authorities in the market -- Unnatural mothers and reproductive crimes : infanticide, abortion, and cross-dressing -- Wives in danger and dangerous women : domestic and female violence -- Honorable subjects : public insults, family feuds, and state power -- Conclusion : emboldened and constrained.
9780292748699 0292748698
Maya women--Social conditions--Guatemala--20th century.
Maya women--Crimes against--History--Guatemala--20th century.
Maya women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Guatemala--20th century.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--History--Guatemala--20th century.
Electronic books.
KGD2501 / .C37 2013
364.3/74089974207281
I ask for justice Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944 / [electronic resource] : by David Carey Jr. - First edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; Book thirty-three .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : justice, ethnicity, and gender in twentieth-century Guatemala -- Dictators, indígenas, and the legal system : intersections of race and crime -- "Rough and thorny terrain" : moonshine, gender, and ethnicity -- "Productive activity" : female vendors and Ladino authorities in the market -- Unnatural mothers and reproductive crimes : infanticide, abortion, and cross-dressing -- Wives in danger and dangerous women : domestic and female violence -- Honorable subjects : public insults, family feuds, and state power -- Conclusion : emboldened and constrained.
9780292748699 0292748698
Maya women--Social conditions--Guatemala--20th century.
Maya women--Crimes against--History--Guatemala--20th century.
Maya women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Guatemala--20th century.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--History--Guatemala--20th century.
Electronic books.
KGD2501 / .C37 2013
364.3/74089974207281