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Viva: Women and Popular Protest in Latin America
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Latin America has seen revolutionary governments, authoritarian dictatorships and reformist military administrations. The region has also seen powerful grassroots movements demanding social and political change. Through their active involvement women are seen for the first time as integral to the process of democratization. Yet these women are not a simple unity with shared aims. Class and ethnicity create division. “Viva” explores the growing role of women in the f… More >>
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AIDS in Latin America
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The first book on the shocking reality of AIDS in Latin AmericaIn this revealing book, the first to give a complete account of how the AIDS epidemic has affected our neighbors to the South, Timothy Frasca uncovers the enormous cultural changes which have taken place throughout Latin America as a result of the disease. He brings issues such as sexuality, class, and religious beliefs into the open for the first time. Compelling interviews with activists, people with A… More >>
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Masculine/Feminine: Practices of Difference
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Nelly Richard is one of the most prominent cultural theorists writing in Latin America today. As a participant in Chile’s neo-avantgarde, Richard worked to expand the possibilities for cultural debate within the constraints imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990), and she has continued to offer incisive commentary about the country’s transition to democracy. Well known as the founder and director of the influential Santiago-based journal Revista de cr… More >>
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