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Machos Mistresses Madonnas Contesting the Power of Latin American Gender Imagery Critical Studi

by Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas: Contesting the Power of Latin American Gender Imagery

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Challenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas addresses the variety of representations of gender in Latin American culture. Ranging across homosexuality, prostitution, football, politics and ethnic relations, this fascinating study analyzes the many potent images of gender, from Maradona, the child trickster of Argentinian football, to La Malinche, mistress of a conquistador and traitor to her nation.

Based on social anthropological fieldwork, the essays in Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas present rich ethnographic material drawn from a variety of locations in Latin America, from Mexico City to the highlands of Ecuador. Paying particular attention to the cultural and symbolic meanings of gender research in the region, together the essays reveal the central role of gender differences in the making of ethnic, national, political and economic divisions.

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  • Verso Books Brand
  • Dec 17, 1996 Pub Date:
  • 9781859841600 ISBN-13:
  • 1859841600 ISBN-10:
  • 288.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.6 in * 0.72 in * 5.4 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: