Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico Volume 11

(Book #11 in the American Crossroads Series)

by Laura Briggs

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Original and compelling, Laura Briggs's Reproducing Empire shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. From science to public policy, the "culture of poverty" to overpopulation, feminism to Puerto Rican nationalism, this book uncovers the persistence of concerns about motherhood, prostitution, and family in shaping the beliefs...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520232585

ISBN13:9780520232587

Release Date:December 2002

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:289 Pages

Weight:0.98 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico Volume 11

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