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The major contribution of this study lies in its inclusiveness, ...

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Fluent and accessible, Peter Wade's book provides a magisterial overview ...

(Sarah Radcliffe, Reader in Latin America)

Peter Wade’s new, tightly argued book is obligatory reading. It ...

( Verena Stolcke, Emeritus Professor, Uni)

Race and Sex in Latin America

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The intersection of race and sex in Latin America is a subject touched upon by many disciplines but this is the first book to deal solely with these issues.

Interracial sexual relations are often a key mythic basis for Latin American national identities, but the importance of this has been underexplored. Peter Wade provides a pioneering overview of the growing literature on race and sex in the region, covering historical aspects and contemporary debates. He includes both black and indigenous people in the frame, as well as mixed and white people, avoiding the implication that "race" means "black-white" relations.

Challenging but accessible, this book will appeal across the humanities and social sciences, particularly to students of anthropology, gender studies, history and Latin American studies.

About The Author

Peter Wade is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Race and Sex in Latin America (Pluto, 2009) and Race, Nature and Culture (Pluto, 2002).

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