Disobedience, Slander, Seduction, and Assault: Women and Men in Cajamarca, Peru, 1862-1900
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- Synopsis
- Though the law and courts of nineteenth-century Peru were institutions created by and for the ruling elite, women of all classes used the system to negotiate the complexities of property rights, childrearing, and marriage, and often to defend their very definitions of honor. Drawing on the trial transcripts of Cajamarca, a northern Peruvian province, from more than a century ago, this book shares eye-opening details about life among this community, in which reputation could determine a woman's chances of survival.
- Copyright:
- 2004
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780292773301
- Publisher:
- University of Texas Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/12/15
- Copyrighted By:
- University of Texas Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Parenting and Family, Psychology, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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