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seduction, elopement, and honor in nineteenth-century Mexico
xi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
The physical and historical world of runaway daughters and their suitors -- The legal and normative world of runaway daughters and their suitors -- Making love in Mexico : the cultural context of courtship and gender relations -- Bearing witness : courtship and working-class neighborhoods -- Disobedient daughters and the liberal state : generational conflicts over marriage choice -- Runaway daughters : sexual honor and sources of female power.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-237) and index.