| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Introduction. In Which Don Cayetano Díaz Opens His Window -- One. Strangers in the Valley: In Which Brígida Arana Seeks Her Missing Daughter -- Two. History of Violence: In Which Liberata Bejarano's Cause for Flight Is Revealed -- Three. Iconography: In Which the Perpetrator Offers New Evidence -- Four. Enlightened Medicine: In Which Dr. Narciso Esparragosa Analyzes the -- Five. In Hospital, at Home: In Which Simona Villagrán Is Buried Twice -- Six. An Urban Space: In Which the Perpetrator Communicates a Third Time -- Seven. Death, Sex, and the City: In Which María Rosa Padilla Is Found in the Morgue -- Eight. Bourbon Justice: In Which Liberata Returns -- Epilogue. In Which the Window Is Closed |
| Summary |
A true story of violence and punishment that illuminates a transformative moment in Guatemalan history. On the morning of July 1, 1800, a surveyor and mapmaker named Cayetano Díaz opened the window of his study in Guatemala City to find a horrific sight: a pair of severed breasts. Offering a meticulously researched and evocative account of the quest to find the perpetrator and understand the motives behind such a brutal act, this volume pinpoints the sensational crime as a watershed moment in Guatemalan history that radically changed the nature of justice and the established social order. Sylvia Sellers-García reveals how this bizarre and macabre event spurred an increased attention to crime that resulted in more forceful policing and reflected important policy decisions not only in Guatemala but across Latin America. This fascinating book is both an engaging criminal case study and a broader consideration of the forces shaping Guatemala City at the brink of the modern era |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020) |
| Subject |
Homicide investigation -- Case studies
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Murder -- Case studies
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Murder -- Guatemala -- Guatemala
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Central America.
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Homicide investigation
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Murder
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Guatemala -- Guatemala
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300252354 |
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0300252358 |
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