Intimate Activism : the Struggle for Sexual Rights in Postrevolutionary Nicaragua.

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Intimate Activism tells the story of Nicaraguan sexual-rights activists who helped to overturn the most repressive antisodomy law in the Americas. The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007. In this vivid ethnography, Cymene...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Howe, Cymene
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Duke University Press Books, 2013.
Temas:
Since 1990
Gay liberation movement > Nicaragua.
Sexual rights > Nicaragua.
Lesbian activists > Nicaragua.
Mouvement de libération des homosexuels > Nicaragua.
Droits sexuels > Nicaragua.
Activistes lesbiennes > Nicaragua.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Gay liberation movement
Lesbian activists
Politics and government
Sexual rights
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gay & Lesbian Studies.
Gay rights
Homosexuella.
Politiska förhållanden.
Nicaragua > Politics and government > 1990-
Nicaragua
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Intimate Activism tells the story of Nicaraguan sexual-rights activists who helped to overturn the most repressive antisodomy law in the Americas. The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007. In this vivid ethnography, Cymene Howe analyzes how local activists balanced global discourses regarding human rights and identity politics with the contingencies of daily life in Nicaragua. Though they were initially spurred by the antisodomy measure, activists sought to change not only the law but also culture. Howe e.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1299833039
9781299833036
9780822378969
0822378965

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