Cover; Runaway Daughters; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps and Figures; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Physical and Historical World of Runaway Daughters and Their Suitors; CHAPTER TWO: The Legal and Normative World of Runaway Daughters and Their Suitors; CHAPTER THREE: Making Love in Mexico: The Cultural Context of Courtship and Gender Relations; CHAPTER FOUR: Bearing Witness: Courtship and Working-Class Neighborhoods; CHAPTER FIVE: Disobedient Daughters and the Liberal State: Generational Conflicts over Marriage Choice
CHAPTER SIX: Runaway Daughters: Sexual Honor and Sources of Female PowerCONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Sloan investigates how civil laws in post-colonial Mexico played a significant role in changing social norms for marriage, sexuality, and parental authority
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-237) and index
Notes
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