{"product_id":"textures-of-terror-victoria-sanford-9780520393455","title":"Textures of Terror: The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father's Quest for Justice Volume 55","description":"\u003cb\u003eInvestigating the unsolved murder of a female law student and the pervasive violence against Guatemalan women that drives migration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part memoir and part forensic investigation, \u003ci\u003eTextures of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping first-person story of women, violence, and migration out of Guatemala--and how the United States is implicated. Accompanying Jorge Vel疽quez 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through this father's determined struggle and other stories of justice denied, \u003ci\u003eTextures of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Sanford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520393457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520393455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024","brand":"Victoria Sanford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070112100607,"sku":"9780520393455","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0891a44e-977a-4c35-96ad-578fd240ef21.jpg?v=1685428426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/textures-of-terror-victoria-sanford-9780520393455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}