The imagined underworld
Garza, James Alex.
The imagined underworld sex, crime, and vice in porfirian Mexico City / [electronic resource] : James Alex Garza. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007. - x, 220 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-212) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Crime--History--Mexico--Mexico City--19th century.
Criminals--Mexico--Mexico City--Biography.
Mexico City (Mexico)--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
HV6815.M4 / G37 2007eb
364.10972/5309034
The imagined underworld sex, crime, and vice in porfirian Mexico City / [electronic resource] : James Alex Garza. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007. - x, 220 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-212) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Crime--History--Mexico--Mexico City--19th century.
Criminals--Mexico--Mexico City--Biography.
Mexico City (Mexico)--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
HV6815.M4 / G37 2007eb
364.10972/5309034