Disobedience, Slander, Seduction, and Assault: Women and Men in Cajamarca, Peru, 1862-1900

by Tanja Christiansen

Book Overview

Though the law and courts of nineteenth-century Peru were institutions created by and for the ruling elite, women of all classes used the system to negotiate the complexities of property rights, childrearing, and marriage, and often to defend their very definitions of honor. Drawing on the trial transcripts of Cajamarca, a northern Peruvian province, from more than a century ago, this book shares eye-opening details about life among this community,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292705638
• ISBN13: 9780292705630
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"