Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas keyword-gender-studies In this compelling and crucial

In this compelling and crucial account

to these complex and often contradictory relations

Varying in viewpoint and judgment

despite having suffered countless defeats at the hands of the planter regime

Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas keyword-gender-studies In this compelling and crucialChallenging the stereotypical images of the dominating male and the subservient woman, Machos, Mistresses, Madonnas addresses the variety of representations of gender in Latin American culture. Ranging across homosexuality, prostitution, football, politics and ethnic relations, this fascinating study analyzes the many potent images of gender, from Maradona, the child trickster of Argentinian football, to La Malinche, mistress of a conquistador and