{"product_id":"i-ask-for-justice-maya-women-dictators-and-crime-in-guatemala-1898-1944-paperback","title":"I Ask for Justice: Maya Women, Dictators, and Crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Carey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis study of the Guatemalan legal system during the regimes of two of Latin America's most repressive dictators reveals the surprising extent to which Maya women used the courts to air their grievances and defend their human rights. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner, Bryce Wood Book Award, Latin American Studies Association, 2015 \u003cp\u003eGiven Guatemala's record of human rights abuses, its legal system has often been portrayed as illegitimate and anemic. \u003ci\u003eI Ask for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e challenges that perception by demonstrating that even though the legal system was not always just, rural Guatemalans considered it a legitimate arbiter of their grievances and an important tool for advancing their agendas. As both a mirror and an instrument of the state, the judicial system simultaneously illuminates the limits of state rule and the state's ability to co-opt Guatemalans by hearing their voices in court.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of two of Latin America's most oppressive regimes-the dictatorships of Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1898-1920) and General Jorge Ubico (1931-1944)-David Carey Jr. explores the ways in which indigenous people, women, and the poor used Guatemala's legal system to manipulate the boundaries between legality and criminality. Using court records that are surprisingly rich in Maya women's voices, he analyzes how bootleggers, cross-dressers, and other litigants crafted their narratives to defend their human rights. Revealing how nuances of power, gender, ethnicity, class, and morality were constructed and contested, this history of crime and criminality demonstrates how Maya men and women attempted to improve their socioeconomic positions and to press for their rights with strategies that ranged from the pursuit of illicit activities to the deployment of the legal system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Carey Jr. is Professor of History and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Southern Maine and author of \u003ci\u003eEngendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel Women as Agents and Conduits of the Past, 1875-1970\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ojer taq tzijob'äl kichin ri Kaqchikela' Winaqi' (A History of the Kaqchikel People\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eOur Elders Teach Us: Maya-Kaqchikel Historical Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 363\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807342887200,"sku":"9781477302101","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ceedbd694cd1594fec72018e9fb38577.webp?v=1780930403","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-ask-for-justice-maya-women-dictators-and-crime-in-guatemala-1898-1944-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}