Abecedario de Juárez : an illustrated lexicon / Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cardona, Julián, 1960-2020, author.

Briggs, Alice Leora, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Violence--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez--Dictionaries.

Violence.

Persons--Mexico--Ciudad Juárez--Interviews.

Persons.

Mexico--Ciudad Juárez.

Genre:

Engravings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English. Includes entries in Spanish followed by short English definitions.

Summary:

"The violence in Juárez, starting with the femicides of the 1990s and continuing with the explosion of cartel-related mayhem that made it one of the world's most dangerous cities from 2008-2012, has spawned an enormous number of books. It has also inspired a new lexicon. This glossary is composed of words gathered by the authors from personal interviews, media accounts, or conversations overheard on the street. Some are common words, some are slang, and collectively they offer a linguistic portrait of Juárez and its violence. Occasionally, entries will be accompanied by a longer narrative drawn from Cardona's interviews. The stories put the term in context, though they also provide a personal, ethnographic counterpoint to media reports of the same events (not to mention an indictment of the Mexican state's approach to drug trafficking)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Half-Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Author's Note

Introduction-Howard Campbell

A

B

C

CH

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

LL

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

X

Y

Z

Phrases

Acknowledgments

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Cardona, Julián Abecedario de Juárez

ISBN:

1-4773-2503-4

1-4773-2502-6

OCLC:

1372322303