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“Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: Vendors and the Negotiation of Policing in Mexico City, from the Late Nineteenth Century Through the 1930s

Journal of Urban History

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Abstract

Journal of Urban History, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 461-486, May 2026.
This article investigates how vendors and police in Mexico City negotiated police power, especially over discretionary regulatory enforcement, during a period of significant urbanization. Using criminal court records alongside other sources, this paper ...