Race and Sex in Latin America (Anthropology, Culture and Society)
The major contribution of this study lies in its inclusiveness, discussing whites, blacks, indigenous peoples, mixed races, males, females, homosexuals, and heterosexuals. Not only does it consider race and sex across the demographic spectrum, but it accepts the dynamic process of interaction as highly unpredictable. Highly recommended for all levels and libraries -- F. W. Knight, Johns Hopkins University reviewing for Choice Fluent and accessible, Peter Wade's book provides a magisterial overview of the intersecting dynamics of race and sexuality in Latin America. As a synthesis of theory and substantive studies, it is outstanding in its breadth and originality. -- Sarah Radcliffe, Reader in Latin American Geography, University of Cambridge Peter Wade's new, tightly argued book is obligatory reading. It goes well beyond conventional wisdom on the 'mutual constitution of sex and race'. Race and Sex demonstrates how race ideology, by legitimating the socio-economic hierarchies of colonial and postcolonial Latin America, conditioned social reproduction through unequal gender relations and sexual imagining. -- Verena Stolcke, Emeritus Professor, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona