{"product_id":"abecedario-de-ju-rez-juli-n-cardona-9781477324073","title":"Abecedario de Ju疵ez: An Illustrated Lexicon","description":"\u003cb\u003eSouthwest Book Awards, Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Uses key words and striking images to explore violence and everyday life in Ju疵ez, Mexico. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ju疵ez, 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, Juli疣 Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs have collected the words and slang that make up the brutal language of Ju疵ez, 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 Ju疵ez both document and interpret the everyday violence of this vital border city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juli疣 Cardona, Alice Leora Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477324070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477324073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Juli疣 Cardona","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046047805695,"sku":"9781477324073","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ee9ecbd-d9fe-4c87-9a0b-e7f6e6f5c540.jpg?v=1684982312","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abecedario-de-ju-rez-juli-n-cardona-9781477324073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}