ISBN:
0520282973
,
0520282981
,
9780520282971
,
9780520282988
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 276 S.
,
Ill.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.409729109/05
Keywords:
Geschichte 1990-2015
;
Frau
;
Politik
;
Women Social conditions
;
Sex tourism
;
Political violence
;
Sextourismus
;
Cuba Race relations
;
Cuba Politics and government 1990-
;
Cuba Social conditions
;
Kuba
;
Kuba
;
Sextourismus
;
Geschichte 1990-2015
Abstract:
"Megan Daigle explores the role of women in Cuban political culture by examining the rise of economies of sex, romance, and money since the early 1990s. Investigating the lived realities of the Cuban women (and some men) who date tourists and offering a unique perspective on the surrounding debates, From Cuba with Love raises issues about women's bodies-what they can or should do and, equally, what can be done to them. Daigle draws attention to the violence experienced by these young women at the hands of a moralistic state, an opportunistic police force, and even their own families and partners. Daigle's provocative perspective will make readers question how race and politics in Cuba are tied to women and sex, and the ways in which political power acts directly on the bodies of individuals through law, policing, institutional programs, and social norms"...Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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