A study of prostitution necessarily examines questions of power, class, gender, and public health. In Sex and Danger in Buenos Aires these questions combine with particular force. During most of the t
In 12 essays reprinted from journals and anthologies, Guy (history, U. of Arizona) explores topics ranging from public health and child welfare to criminality and industrialization. Their unifying the
Shows that the Argentine Welfare State was not a 1940s creation from scratch by Juan and Eva Peron, but rather an extension of a long tradition of charity and welfare activism on the part of local go
Shows that the Argentine Welfare State was not a 1940s creation from scratch by Juan and Eva Peron, but rather an extension of a long tradition of charity and welfare activism on the part of local go
In collecting hundreds of letters to Juan and Eva by everyday people as well as from correspondence solicited by Juan Peron, this book promotes a view that charismatic bonds in Argentina have been for
Despite the explosion of critical writing on gender and sexuality, relatively little work has focused on Latin America. Sex and Sexuality in Latin America: An Interdisciplinary Readerfills in this gap
The Spanish empire in the Americas spanned two continents and a vast diversity of peoples and landscapes. Yet intriguing parallels characterized conquest, colonization, and indigenous resistance alon
