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" The imagined underworld : "
James Alex Garza.
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BL
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985908
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b740278
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| Main Entry
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Garza, James Alex.
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| Title & Author
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The imagined underworld : : sex, crime, and vice in porfirian Mexico City /\ James Alex Garza.
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Lincoln :: University of Nebraska Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (x, 220 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0803215835
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: 6611092226
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: 9780803215832
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: 9786611092221
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0803222157
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1281092223
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9780803222151
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9781281092229
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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."
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Crime-- Mexico-- Mexico City-- History-- 19th century.
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Criminals-- Mexico-- Mexico City, Biography.
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Crime-- Mexique-- Mexico (Mexique)-- 19e siècle.
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Crime.
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Criminals.
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Délinquants-- Mexique-- Mexico (Mexique)-- Biographies.
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HISTORY-- Latin America-- Mexico.
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Social conditions
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TRUE CRIME-- General.
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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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| Dewey Classification
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364.10972/5309034
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HV6815.M4G37 2007eb
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