City of Suspects: Crime in Mexico City, 1900-1931

by Pablo Piccato

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In City of Suspects Pablo Piccato explores the multiple dimensions of crime in early-twentieth-century Mexico City. Basing his research on previously untapped judicial sources, prisoners' letters, criminological studies, quantitative data, newspapers, and political archives, Piccato examines the paradoxes of repressive policies toward crime, the impact of social rebellion on patterns of common crime, and the role of urban communities in dealing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822327473

ISBN13:9780822327479

Release Date:September 2001

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:376 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 8.8"

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History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social Sciences

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