Intimate Activism The Struggle for Sexual Rights in Postrevolutionary Nicaragua

Name: Intimate Activism The Struggle for Sexual Rights in Postrevolutionary Nicaragua
Price: 5.77 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780822354505

ISBN-10: 0822354500

ISBN-13: 9780822354505

Edition: 2013

Authors: Cymene Howe

List price: $26.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $5.77

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Intimate Activismtells the story of Nicaraguan sexual-rights activists who helped to overturn the most repressive anti-sodomy law in the Americas. The law was passed shortly after the Sandinistas lost power in 1990 and, to the surprise of many, was repealed in 2007. In this vivid ethnography, Cymeme Howe analyzes how local activists balanced global discourses regarding human rights and identity politics with the contingencies of daily life in Nicaragua. Though they were initially spurred by the anti-sodomy measure, activists sought to change not only the law, but also culture. Howe emphasizes the different levels of intervention where activism occurs, from mass-media outlets and public…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 9/9/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English