Prostitution, Modernity, and the Making of the Cuban Republic, 1840-1920
(Part of the Envisioning Cuba Series)
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Between 1840 and 1920, Cuba abolished slavery, fought two wars of independence, and was occupied by the United States before finally becoming an independent republic. Tiffany A. Sippial argues that during this tumultuous era, Cuba's struggle to define itself as a modern nation found focus in the social and sexual anxieties surrounding prostitution and its regulation.
Sippial shows how prostitution became a prism through which Cuba's hopes and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469608944
ISBN13:9781469608945
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"
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