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Book SynopsisDeals with love, sexuality, and politics in contemporary Cuba. In this narrative, the author explores the role of women in Cuban political culture by examining the rise of economies of sex, romance, and money since the early 1990s.
Trade Review"She has succeeded -- crafting an engrossing, complex text that will be useful for scholars across a wide range of disciplines: women and gender studies, sociology, political science, criminology, law and society, and international studies. Additionally, her strong methodological focus is a useful guide for students beginning fieldwork with hidden populations or engaging controversial topics." Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Ochun and Yemaya 1. From Mulata to Jinetera: Prostitution as Image of Thought 2. Love, Sex, Money, and Meaning: Interrogating Jineterismo on the Ground 3. Lessons in Subterfuge: Everyday Acts of Repression and Resistance 4. There Is Only One Revolution: State Institutions and the Moral Revolution 5. Conduct Unbecoming: Bodily Resistance and the Ethics of the Self Conclusion: On the Malecon Notes Bibliography Index