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Abecedario de Juarez - An Illustrated Lexicon (Hardcover) Loot Price: R886
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Abecedario de Juarez - An Illustrated Lexicon (Hardcover): Julian Cardona, Alice Leora Briggs

Abecedario de Juarez - An Illustrated Lexicon (Hardcover)

Julian Cardona, Alice Leora Briggs

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Juarez, Mexico, is known for violence. The femicides of the 1990s, and the cartel mayhem that followed, made it one of the world's most dangerous cities. Along with the violence came a new lexicon that traveled from person to person, across rivers and borders-wherever it was needed to explain the horrors taking place. From personal interviews, media accounts, and conversations on the street, Julian Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs have collected the words and slang that make up the brutal language of Juarez, creating a glossary that serves as a linguistic portrait of the city and its violence. Organized alphabetically, the entries consist of Spanish and Spanglish, accompanied by short English definitions. Some also feature a longer narrative drawn from interviews-stories that put the terms in context and provide a personal counterpoint to media reports of the same events. Letters, and many of the entries, are supplemented with Briggs's evocative illustrations, which are reminiscent of Hans Holbein's famous Alphabet of Death. Together, the words, drawings, and descriptions in ABCedario de Juarez both document and interpret the everyday violence of this vital border city.

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Imprint: University Of Texas Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2022
Authors: Julian Cardona • Alice Leora Briggs
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2407-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
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LSN: 1-4773-2407-0
Barcode: 9781477324073

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