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

by Pablo Piccato

Book Overview

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"