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 The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007.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
Autor principal: Howe, Cymene
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Duke University Press Books, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politiska förhållanden.
Homosexuella.
Gay & Lesbian Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Sexual rights.
Politics and government
Lesbian activists.
Gay liberation movement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Activistes lesbiennes > Nicaragua.
Droits sexuels > Nicaragua.
Mouvement de liberation des homosexuels > Nicaragua.
Lesbian activists > Nicaragua.
Sexual rights > Nicaragua.
Gay liberation movement > Nicaragua.
Nicaragua.
Nicaragua > Politics and government > 1990-
Electronic books.
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 The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007.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 (248 pages).
ISBN:9780822378969

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