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

"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, childbearing, and marriage, and often to defend their very definitions of honor. Drawing on the tri...

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Main Author: Christiansen, Tanja Katherine, 1972- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR books
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, ©2004.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 8.
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Access:Online version
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