Violence and Activism at the Border: Gender, Fear, and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez

by Kathleen Staudt

Book Overview

Between 1993 and 2003, more than 370 girls and women were murdered and their often-mutilated bodies dumped outside Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico. The murders have continued at a rate of approximately thirty per year, yet law enforcement officials have made no breakthroughs in finding the perpetrator(s). Drawing on in-depth surveys, workshops, and interviews of Juarez women and border activists, Violence and Activism at the Border provides crucial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292718241
• ISBN13: 9780292718241
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"