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Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Latin America Since Independence
Integrates gender and sexuality into the main currents of historical interpretation concerning Latin America.
Beyond Carnival
Green also describes how these men have created vibrant subcultures with alternative support networks for maintaining romantic and sexual relationships and for surviving in an intolerant social environment. Documenting how urban parks, plazas, cinemas, and beaches were appropriated for same-sex erotic encounters, Green leads us into the world of street cruising, male hustlers, and cross-dressing prostitutes."--BOOK JACKET.
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The Hour of Eugenics"
Eugenics was a term coined in 1883 to name the scientific and social theory which advocated "race improvement" through selective human breeding. In Europe and the United States the eugenics movement found many supporters before it was finally discredited by its association with the racist ideology of Nazi Germany. Examining for the first time how eugenics was taken up by scientists and social reformers in Latin America, Nancy Leys Stepan compares the eugenics movements in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina with the more familiar cases of Britain, the United States, and Germany.In this highly original account, Stepan sheds new light on the role of science in reformulating issues of race, gender, r...
International Bibliography of the History of Legal Medicine
1615 annotated references, most of which are located in the National Library of Medicine. Covers monographic literature (also chapters and parts), journal articles, and dissertations. Entries cover 26 languages and date from 16th century to present. Most titles are given in the original language. Alphabetical arrangement by authors. Subject index.
A era Vargas: (1930-1945) - volume 2
A Revolução de 1930, mais do que selar o fim de uma velha República oligárquica e inaugurar um novo Brasil moderno e industrial, como dizia o próprio regime de Vargas e seus intelectuais, representou o auge de uma crise advinda de princípios da década de 1920, de um modelo político e econômico respectivamente marcado pela chamada Política dos Governadores e pela exportação cafeicultora. Além disso, marcou o início de fortes disputas entre setores mais ou menos modernos e tradicionais da sociedade brasileira, culminando na imposição ao país, a 10 de novembro de 1937, de um novo modelo político-econômico de tipo autoritário e corporativo. Para além dos anos Vargas, contudo, questões como a centralidade do Estado, a proeminência do Executivo e alguns princípios de sua legislação social se manteriam até muito recentemente no país.
