Sosenski's book combines two of the most elusive, but also the most fascinating, objects of study in recent times: the history of childhood and the history of emotions. Child abduction in Mexico may seem local, but Sosenski transforms it into an obligatory point of reference. An extraordinary book by one of the best cultural historians of the American continent. - Javier Moscoso, Research Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Spain

Our most ingrained fear is the disappearance of our children. Susana Sosenski put together a compelling history of kidnapping in Mexico, its treatment by the media and popular culture, and the moral panics they sparked. Her subject matter and fluid writing make this book an enthralling and necessary read. - Gonzalo Soltero, Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Susana Sosenski's Robachicos provides uncommon insight into the way that the media and public discourses leveraged representations of children and their abductors in twentieth-century Mexico to construct regimes of fear that influenced public policy, and ultimately resulted in the loss of children's autonomy in the public sphere. - Elena Jackson Albarrán, Associate Professor of History and Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University, United States