Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas keyword-gender-studies Perry Anderson

Perry Anderson

despite having suffered countless defeats at the hands of the planter regime

In the popular imagination

Varying in viewpoint and judgment

In this compelling and crucial account

Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas keyword-gender-studies Perry AndersonChallenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas addresses the variety of representations of gender in Latin American culture. Ranging across homosexuality, prostitution, football, politics and ethnic relations, this fascinating study analyzes the many potent images of gender, from Maradona, the child trickster of Argentinian football, to La Malinche, mistress of a conquistador and