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The case of the ugly suitor & other histories of love, gender, & nation in Buenos Aires, 1776-1870 /

"In 1840 Gumerscindo Arroyo hoped to marry Francisca Canicoba, but her father forbade it. Consequently, Francisca took her father to court for permission to marry, where he objected on the grounds that Arroyo was simply too ugly."

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shumway, Jeffrey M., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2005.
Colección:Engendering Latin America.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Buenos Aires : settings in time and place
  • Lineage, morality, and industry : contours of family and society
  • "Accept us as free men" : ruptures in society and family
  • "If you love me" : paternal reason versus youthful romance
  • "The purity of my blood" : attitudes toward interracial marriage
  • Crude and outdated ideas : attitudes toward women.