Textures of Terror - The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father's Quest for Justice (Hardcover)

Investigating the unsolved murder of a female law student and the pervasive violence against Guatemalan women that drives migration. Part memoir and part forensic investigation, Textures of Terror is a gripping first-person story of women, violence, and migration out of Guatemala—and how the United States is implicated. Accompanying Jorge Velásquez in a years-long search for answers after the brutal murder of his daughter Claudina Isabel, Victoria Sanford explores what it means to seek justice in "postconflict" countries where violence never ended. Through this father's determined struggle and other stories of justice denied, Textures of Terror offers a deeper understanding of US policies in Latin America and their ripple effect on migration. Sanford offers an up-close appraisal of the inner workings of the Guatemalan criminal justice system and how it maintains inequality, patriarchy, and impunity. Presenting the stories of other women who have suffered at the hands of strangers, intimate partners, and the security forces, this work reveals the deeply gendered nature of power and violence in Guatemala.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California Series in Public Anthropology, 55
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Victoria Sanford
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-39345-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Law > General
LSN:	0-520-39345-7
Barcode:	9780520393455

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