Sex and Revolution Women in Socialist Cuba

Name: Sex and Revolution Women in Socialist Cuba
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ISBN: 9780195094916

ISBN-10: 0195094913

ISBN-13: 9780195094916

Edition: 1996

Authors: Lois M. Smith, Alfred Padula

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The Cuban revolution attempted to make equality in every sphere the basic operating principle of society. Equality among the sexes, it postulated, would resolve the "woman issue" once and for all. Sex and Revolution: Women in Socialist Cuba is the first book-length examination of revolutionary Cuba's attempt to conceptualize, prioritize, and implement sexual equality, offering an assessment of the successes, failures, and dilemmas of that process. In the wake of the revolution, which crushed both Cuban capitalism and Catholic power, a host of redistributive policies helped make Cuba one of the most egalitarian societies in the world. The history of the Cuban revolution provides rich detail…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/25/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Abbreviations


Introduction



Women in Prerevolutionary Cuba



The Struggle Against the Dictator, 1952-1958



Making Social Revolution: The Federation of Cuban Women



The Federation of Cuban Women: Activism and Power



Women and the Health Revolution



Reproductive Health



Women and the Revolution in Education



The Campaign for Women's Employment, 1959-1980



Progress and Problems in Women's Employment, 1980-1992



Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace



Day Care and Other Services



Family and Revolution



Family Dynamics



Sexuality and Revolution


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index