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Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth-Century Cuba: A Study of Racial Attitudes and Sexual Values in a Slave Society (Women and Culture Series)
Verena Martinez-Alier
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Paperback. Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth-Century Cuba challenges conventional ideas about the roots of Cuban race relations. Verena Martinez-Alier proposes a relational model for the study of sexual values and social inequality. Series: Women & Culture S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth-Century Cuba challenges conventional ideas about the roots of Cuban race relations. Verena Martinez-Alier proposes a relational model for the study of sexual values and social inequality. She deals with Cuban notions of honor and virtue while describing complex interconnections between class and perceived racial status that determined the choice of sexual and marriage partners. First published in 1974, Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth-Century Cuba is now a classic, a pathbreaking encounter of anthropology with history that points the way for future investigations. With this edition, the work of this pioneering scholar is made ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Women & Culture S.
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472064052
SKU
V9780472064052
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99-15
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