1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781152503321

Autore

Wade Peter <1957->

Titolo

Race and sex in Latin America [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Wade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Pluto Press

New York, : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave macmillan, 2009

ISBN

1-78371-537-5

1-84964-436-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : ill., map

Collana

Anthropology, culture, and society

Disciplina

305.80098

Soggetti

Miscegenation - Latin America

Sex customs - Latin America

Mestizaje

Racism - Latin America

Sexism - Latin America

Sex role - Latin America

Latin America Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-303) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The intersection of race and sex in Latin America is a subject touched upon by many disciplines but this is the first book to deal solely with these issues. Interracial sexual relations are often a key mythic basis for Latin American national identities, but the importance of this has been underexplored. Peter Wade provides a pioneering overview of the growing literature on race and sex in the region, covering historical aspects and contemporary debates. He includes both black and indigenous people in the frame, as well as mixed and white people, avoiding the implication that "race" means "black-white" relations. Challenging but accessible, this book will appeal across the humanities and social sciences, particularly to students of anthropology, gender studies, history and Latin American studies.