I ask for justice Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944

I ask for justice : Maya women, dictators, and crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944 / by David Carey Jr.

Author/creator	Carey, David, Jr., 1967-
Other author/creator	American Council of Learned Societies.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013.
Description	xxv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subject(s)	Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--Guatemala --History --20th century. Maya women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Guatemala --History --20th century. Maya women--Crimes against --Law and legislation --Guatemala --History --20th century. Maya women--Guatemala --Social conditions --20th century.

Series	Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; book thirty-three
Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012050645
ISBN	9780292748682 (cloth : alk. paper)

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