Disobedience, slander, seduction, and assault : women and men in Cajamarca, Peru, 1862-1900 / Tanja Christiansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christiansen, Tanja Katherine, 1972-

Series:

Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 8.

Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Sexual behavior--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Working class.

Sexual ethics--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Sexual ethics.

Social control--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Social control.

Honor--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Honor.

Women--Sexual behavior--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Women.

Women--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--Social conditions--19th century.

Sex role--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Sex role.

Man-woman relationships--Peru--Cajamarca (Dept.)--History--19th century.

Man-woman relationships.

Cajamarca (Peru : Department)--Moral conditions--History--19th century.

Cajamarca (Peru : Department).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, in which reputation could determine a woman's chances of survival. Exploring the processes of courtship, seduction, and familial duties revealed in these court records, historian Tanja Christiansen has unearthed a compelling panorama that includes marital strife, slander, disobedience, street brawls, and spousal abuse alongside documents that give evidence of affection and devotion. Her research also yields much new information about the protocols for conflict and cooperation among nineteenth-century Peruvian women from all social strata, and the prevalence of informal unions in an economy driven in large part by migratory male labor. Reviving a little-known aspect of Latin American history, Christiansen's book simultaneously brings to light an important microcosm of women's history during the nineteenth century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Presenting the Case

2. Cajamarcan Society under the Magnifying Glass: Regional Society, Economy, and Politics in the Nineteenth Century

3. Legislating Gender: The Law, Official Gender Norms, and Notions of Honor

4. Survival Strategies: Negotiating Matrimony

5. Injurias Verbales y Calumnias: Slander

6. Rapto, Seducción, Violación, and Estupro: Moving beyond the Loss of Honor

7. Conflict and Cooperation among Women

8. Conclusion

Appendix a Marital and Literacy Data from Criminal Trials, 1862-1900

Appendix b Data from the National Census Conducted in 1876

Appendix c Cited Trials

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-79741-9

OCLC:

60611916