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In the Vortex of Violence examines the uncharted history of lynching in post-revolutionary Mexico. Based on a collection of previously untapped sources, the book examines why lynching became a persistent practice during a period otherwise characterized by political stability and decreasing levels of violence. It explores how state formation processes, as well as religion, perceptions of crime, and mythical beliefs, contributed to shaping people’s understanding of lynching as a legitimate form of justice. Extending the history of lynching beyond the United States, this book offers key insights into the cultural, historical, and political reasons behind the violent phenomenon and its continued practice in Latin America today.
Price: $95.00
Pages: 230
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Violence in Latin American History
Publication Date:
18 August 2020
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520344020
Format: Hardcover
"Kloppe-Santamaría offers readers an eclectic, theoretically informed, and accessible account of a topic that remains urgent to Mexico’s past and future."
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría is Assistant Professor of Latin American History at The George Washington University. She is the lead editor of Violence and Crime in Latin America: Representations and Politics and Human Security and Chronic Violence in Mexico: New Perspectives and Proposals from Below.
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Introduction
In the Name of Justice: Lynch Mobs and the State in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
1. Between Civilization and Barbarity
Lynching and State Formation in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
2. In the Name of Christ
Lynching and Religion in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
3. The Lynching of Atrocious Criminals
Justice, Crime News, and Extralegal Violence
4. The Lynching of the Wicked
Fat Stealers, Bloodsuckers, and Witches in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
Conclusion
Lynching Past and Present: Notes on Mexico and Latin America’s Trajectory of Violence
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
In the Name of Justice: Lynch Mobs and the State in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
1. Between Civilization and Barbarity
Lynching and State Formation in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
2. In the Name of Christ
Lynching and Religion in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
3. The Lynching of Atrocious Criminals
Justice, Crime News, and Extralegal Violence
4. The Lynching of the Wicked
Fat Stealers, Bloodsuckers, and Witches in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
Conclusion
Lynching Past and Present: Notes on Mexico and Latin America’s Trajectory of Violence
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index