James A Garza
Biographic Data
| ID | 726658 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James A Garza |
| GIVEN NAMES | James A |
| FAMILY NAME | Garza |
| SIGNATURE | GARZA J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-2688-0882 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Question of Justice: Criminal Trials, Notorious Homicides, and Public Opinion in Twentieth-Century Mexico. By Elisa Speckman Guerra
Informal Metropolis: Life on the Edge of Mexico City, 1940–1976
Mexican Americans in West Texas: The Borderlands of the Edwards Plateau and the Trans-Pecos. By Arnoldo De León
En tela de juicio: Justicia penal, homicidios célebres y opinión pública (México, siglo XX)
In this comprehensive and excellent study, Elisa Speckman Guerra focuses on the history of the Mexico City judicial system between 1929 and 1971 through an analysis of that city's criminal courts and the crimes that helped shape modern Mexico during that formative period of the twentieth century. The penal courts were part of the institutionalization of justice in the decades after the 1910 Mexican Revolution and had to contend with the growth of…
Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling across the Rio Grande . By George T. Díaz
The Rio Grande border, long a central character in numerous historic accounts of smugglers and revolutionaries, remains a focus for contemporary concerns about security. In Border Contraband , George T. Díaz analyzes the history of smuggling along the river by documenting how fronterizos negotiated the rules and regulations imposed on them by distant capitals. Examining the years between 1848 and 1945, Diaz divides this excellent scholarly work i…
True Stories of Crime in Modern Mexico
This timely and progressive collection of eight essays centers on criminal cases from the late Porfiriato to the first decades of the Mexican Revolution. Robert Buffington and Pablo Piccato have concentrated on framing causes célèbres as texts that offer insights into changing aspects of Mexican society during the disruptions that accompanied modernity and revolutionary change. This volume gives readers a sense of not only “place” but also how th…
The Imagined Underworld: Sex, Crime, and Vice in Porfirian Mexico City
Introduction 1. Charting the Imagined City 2. Forging the Underworld: The Case of Francisco Guerrero, alias El Chalequero 3. Love, Sex, and Betrayal: The Case of Luis and Piedad 4. These Unfortunate Acts: Organized Crime and the Porfirian State 5. She Entrusted Her Soul to God: The Strange Case of Federico Abrego and Maria Barrera 6. Yo Soy Muy Hombre: Politics, Corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo Affair Conclusion: The Underworld in Memory and Le…
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The Imagined Underworld: Sex, Crime, and Vice in Porfirian Mexico City
Introduction 1. Charting the Imagined City 2. Forging the Underworld: The Case of Francisco Guerrero, alias El Chalequero 3. Love, Sex, and Betrayal: The Case of Luis and Piedad 4. These Unfortunate Acts: Organized Crime and the Porfirian State 5. She Entrusted Her Soul to God: The Strange Case of Federico Abrego and Maria Barrera 6. Yo Soy Muy Hombre: Politics, Corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo Affair Conclusion: The Underworld in Memory and Le…
True Stories of Crime in Modern Mexico
This timely and progressive collection of eight essays centers on criminal cases from the late Porfiriato to the first decades of the Mexican Revolution. Robert Buffington and Pablo Piccato have concentrated on framing causes célèbres as texts that offer insights into changing aspects of Mexican society during the disruptions that accompanied modernity and revolutionary change. This volume gives readers a sense of not only “place” but also how th…
Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling across the Rio Grande . By George T. Díaz
The Rio Grande border, long a central character in numerous historic accounts of smugglers and revolutionaries, remains a focus for contemporary concerns about security. In Border Contraband , George T. Díaz analyzes the history of smuggling along the river by documenting how fronterizos negotiated the rules and regulations imposed on them by distant capitals. Examining the years between 1848 and 1945, Diaz divides this excellent scholarly work i…
En tela de juicio: Justicia penal, homicidios célebres y opinión pública (México, siglo XX)
In this comprehensive and excellent study, Elisa Speckman Guerra focuses on the history of the Mexico City judicial system between 1929 and 1971 through an analysis of that city's criminal courts and the crimes that helped shape modern Mexico during that formative period of the twentieth century. The penal courts were part of the institutionalization of justice in the decades after the 1910 Mexican Revolution and had to contend with the growth of…
Mexican Americans in West Texas: The Borderlands of the Edwards Plateau and the Trans-Pecos. By Arnoldo De León
A Question of Justice: Criminal Trials, Notorious Homicides, and Public Opinion in Twentieth-Century Mexico. By Elisa Speckman Guerra
Informal Metropolis: Life on the Edge of Mexico City, 1940–1976
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