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In showing the extent to which the prisoners actively sought to influence prison life, he reveals the dynamic between prisoners and guards as a process of negotiation, accommodation, and resistance. He describes how police and the Peruvian state defined criminality and how their efforts to base a prison system on the latest scientific theories - imported from Europe and the United States - foundered on the shoals of financial constraints, administrative incompetence, corruption, and widespread public indifference. Locating his findings within the political and social mores of Lima society, Aguirre reflects on the connections between punishment, modernization, and authoritarian traditions in Peru.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 I. Apprehending the Criminal 1. The Emergence of the Criminal Question (1850–1890) 17 2. The Science of the Criminal (1890–1930) 40 3. Policing and the Making of a Criminal Case 65 II. Prisons and Prison Communities 4. Lima's Penal Archipelago 85 5. Faites, Rateros, and Disgraced Gentlemen: Lima's Male Prison Communities 110 III. The World They Made Together 6. Daily Life in Prison-Part I: The Customary Order 143 7. Daily Life in Prison-II: Prison Subcultures and Living Conditions 164 8. Beyond the Customary Order 185 Conclusion 213 Appendix 223 Notes 237 Bibliography 277 Index 297

About the Author :
Carlos Aguirre is Associate Professor of History at the University of Oregon, Eugene. He is the author of Agentes de su propia libertad: Los esclavos de Lima y la desintegraciÓn de la esclavitud, 1821–1854. He is the coeditor of several books, including Crime and Punishment in Latin America: Law and Society since Late Colonial Times, also published by Duke University Press.

Review :
"A superbly researched and written book... Aguirre's work contributes not only to our understanding of the Peruvian situation, but also provides an invaluable comparative perspective."--Kristin Ruggiero, The Americas "A broad ranging and highly rewarding study... Aguirre's book helps pave the way for a new history of ... Peru's modern period... This book is not only a superb social and cultural history of Lima's prisons, but also a brilliant and challenging example of how some of the key issues in Peruvian history can be addressed."--Paulo Drinot, Journal of Latin American Studies "Aguirre's book is well organized and well written. It constitutes a model of how to combine in one investigation diverse sources, quantitative and qualitative methods, and levels of analysis." --Ivan Molina-Jiminez, American Historical Review "Though the book steeps the reader in details, transporting her to a time and place that may be unfamiliar for many readers, it is accessible to nonspecialists and will no doubt enlighten many--not only about the history of Lima's prisons but also about punishment and society in settings that are likely unfamiliar for many US readers." --Angelina Snodgrass Godoy, Punishment & Society "This is a well-researched historical understanding of institutions and confinement in Peru. ... A major strength of this book is providing readers with key issues that are generally raised in the field of corrections while appreciating the importance of using a contextual framework..."--Pamela Schram, International Criminal Justice Review "A pathbreaking study of state punishment in Peru..."--Carolyn Strange, Radical History Review "Many historians and most Latin Americanists will find this book engaging even if they lack interest in criminology... Carlos Aguirre addresses much more than the criminals of Lima and their world, giving readers an understanding of Peruvian society far beyond the walls of its prisons... Aguirre has produced a work of impressive research. He analyzes a variety of topics, both broad and narrow in scope, and the completion of this difficult task merits commendation. This book contributes significantly to the understanding of Peruvian criminology, the penal system and Peruvian society in general."-- Michael Perri, Journal of Social History "This book contributes significantly to the understanding of Peruvian criminology, the penal system and Peruvian society in general."--Journal of Social History


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  • ISBN-13: 9780822334576
  • Publisher: Duke University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Duke University Press
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Weight: 594 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0822334577
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jan 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Sub Title: The Prison Experience, 1850-1935


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