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 MarĂ­a Barrera -- Politics, corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo affair -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.


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Crime--History--Mexico--Mexico City--19th century.
Criminals--Mexico--Mexico City--Biography.


Mexico City (Mexico)--Social conditions.


Electronic books.

HV6815.M4 / G37 2007eb

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