Runaway daughters : seduction, elopement, and honor in nineteenth-century Mexico / Kathryn A. Sloan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sloan, Kathryn A., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seduction--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)--History--19th century.

Seduction.

Young women--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)--History--19th century.

Young women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sloan investigates how civil laws in post-colonial Mexico played a significant role in changing social norms for marriage, sexuality, and parental authority.

Contents:

CHAPTER SIX: Runaway Daughters: Sexual Honor and Sources of Female PowerCONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Cover; Runaway Daughters; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps and Figures; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Physical and Historical World of Runaway Daughters and Their Suitors; CHAPTER TWO: The Legal and Normative World of Runaway Daughters and Their Suitors; CHAPTER THREE: Making Love in Mexico: The Cultural Context of Courtship and Gender Relations; CHAPTER FOUR: Bearing Witness: Courtship and Working-Class Neighborhoods; CHAPTER FIVE: Disobedient Daughters and the Liberal State: Generational Conflicts over Marriage Choice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826344786

082634478X

OCLC:

1227052119