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Author Christiansen, Tanja Katherine, 1972- author.

Title Disobedience, slander, seduction, and assault : women and men in Cajamarca, Peru, 1862-1900 / Tanja Christiansen
Edition 1st ed
Published Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 261 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 8
Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 8.
Contents 1 Introduction: Presenting the Case 1 -- 2 Cajamarcan Society under the Magnifying Glass: Regional Society, Economy, and Politics in the Nineteenth Century 21 -- 3 Legislating Gender: The Law, Official Gender Norms, and Notions of Honor 40 -- 4 Survival Strategies: Negotiating Matrimony 56 -- 5 Injurias Verbales y Calumnias: Slander 91 -- 6 Rapto, Seduccion, Violacion, and Estupro: Moving beyond the Loss of Honor 115 -- 7 Conflict and Cooperation among Women 140 -- Appendix A Marital and Literacy Data from Criminal Trials, 1862-1900 189 -- Appendix B Data from the National Census Conducted in 1876 191 -- Appendix C Cited Trials 203
Summary "Though the law and courts of nineteenth-century Peru were institutions created by and for the ruling elite, women of all classes used the system to negotiate the complexities of property rights, childbearing, and marriage, and often to defend their very definitions of honor. Drawing on the trial transcripts of Cajamarca, a northern Peruvian province, from more than a century ago, this book shares eye-opening details about life among this community, in which reputation could determine a woman's chances of survival." "Exploring the processes of courtship, seduction, and familial duties revealed in these court records, historian Tania Christiansen has unearthed a panorama that includes marital strife, slander, disobedience, street brawls, and spousal abuse alongside documents that give evidence of remarkable affection and devotion."--Jacket
Notes Based on the author's thesis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index
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Subject Working class -- Sexual behavior -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
Sexual ethics -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
Social control -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
Honor -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
Women -- Sexual behavior -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
Women -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Sex role -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
Man-woman relationships -- Peru -- Cajamarca (Department) -- History -- 19th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
Honor.
Man-woman relationships.
Moral conditions.
Sex role.
Sexual ethics.
Social control.
Women -- Sexual behavior.
Women -- Social conditions.
Working class -- Sexual behavior.
Sekseverschillen.
Vrouwen.
Femme.
Condition sociale.
Comportement sexuel.
Morale sexuelle.
Relation homme-femme.
Rôle selon le sexe.
Contrôle social.
Honneur.
Classe ouvrière.
19e siècle.
SUBJECT Cajamarca (Peru : Department) -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th century
Subject Peru -- Cajamarca (Department)
Cajamarca (Pérou : Département)
Pérou.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2003026045
ISBN 0292797419
9780292797413