Description: About this Item The item is a book Hardback The Author Name is Susana Vargas Cervantes The Title is The Little Old Lady Killer : The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico's First Female Serial Killer Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 280. Binding type - Hardcover. Content Language - English Category - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies Product Description - The surprising true story of Mexico's hunt, arrest, and conviction of its first female serial killerFor three years, amid widespread public outrage, police in Mexico City struggled to uncover the identity of the killer responsible for the ghastly deaths of forty elderly women, many of whom had been strangled in their homes with a stethoscope by someone posing as a government nurse. When Juana Barraza Samperio, a female professional wrestler known as la Dama del Silencio the Lady of Silence, was arrested-and eventually sentenced to 759 years in prison-for her crimes as the Mataviejitas the little old lady killer, her case disrupted traditional narratives about gender, criminality, and victimhood in the popular and criminological imagination. Marshaling ten years of research, and one of the only interviews that Juana Barraza Samperio has given while in prison, Susana Vargas Cervantes deconstructs this uniquely provocative story. She focuses, in particular, on the complex, gendered aspects of the case, asking: Who is a killer Barraza-with her "manly" features and strength, her career as a masked wrestler in lucha libre, and her violent crimes-is presented, here, as a study in gender deviance, a disruption of what scholars call mexicanidad, or the masculine notion of what it means to be Mexican. Cervantes also challenges our conception of victimhood-specifically, who "counts" as a victim. The Little Old Lady Killer presents a fascinating analysis of what serial killing-often considered "killing for the pleasure of killing"-represents to us. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 166325949
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Genre/Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
Brand: Alternative Criminology
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Title: The Little Old Lady Killer The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico
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UPC: 9781479876488
EAN: 9781479876488
ISBN: 9781479876488
Binding Type: Hardcover
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Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Little Old Lady Killer : the Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico's First Female Serial Killer
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Murder / General, Gender Studies, Murder / Serial Killers, Criminology
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.5 Oz
Subject Area: True Crime, Social Science
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Susana Vargas Cervantes
Series: Alternative Criminology Ser.
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
