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Reproducing Empire
Laura Briggs
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Description for Reproducing Empire
Paperback. Shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. This work suggests that interventionist discourses of rescue, family, and sexuality fueled US imperial projects and organized American colonialism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Original and compelling, Laura Briggs' "Reproducing Empire" shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. From science to public policy, the 'culture of poverty' to overpopulation, feminism to Puerto Rican nationalism, this book uncovers the persistence of concerns about motherhood, prostitution, and family in shaping the beliefs and practices of virtually every player in the twentieth-century drama of Puerto Rican colonialism. In this way, it sheds light on the legacies haunting contemporary debates over globalization. Puerto Rico is a perfect lens through which to ... Read more
Original and compelling, Laura Briggs' "Reproducing Empire" shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. From science to public policy, the 'culture of poverty' to overpopulation, feminism to Puerto Rican nationalism, this book uncovers the persistence of concerns about motherhood, prostitution, and family in shaping the beliefs and practices of virtually every player in the twentieth-century drama of Puerto Rican colonialism. In this way, it sheds light on the legacies haunting contemporary debates over globalization. Puerto Rico is a perfect lens through which to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Series
American Crossroads
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520232587
SKU
V9780520232587
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About Laura Briggs
Laura Briggs is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's Studies at the University of Arizona.
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