| Description |
1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Crime -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- History -- 19th century
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Criminals -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Biography
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TRUE CRIME -- General.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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Crime
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Criminals
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Social conditions
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Crime -- Mexique -- Mexico (Mexique) -- 19e siècle.
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Délinquants -- Mexique -- Mexico (Mexique) -- Biographies.
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Mexico City (Mexico) -- Social conditions
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Mexico -- Mexico City
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Mexique -- Mexico (Mexique) -- Conditions sociales.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780803215832 |
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0803215835 |
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9786611092221 |
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6611092226 |
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