Article: The Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds: The Prison Experience, 1850-1935.(Book review)

The Criminals of Lima and their World: The Prison Experience, 1850-1935. By Carlos Aguirre (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2005. xi plus 310 pp.).

Many historians and most Latin Americanists will find this book engaging even if they lack interest in criminology. Although the book primarily focuses on the prisons of Lima, Peru between 1850 and 1935, the title is misleading as to its scope. 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.

A synopsis of the book demonstrates this point. The introduction examines Peru's ...

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