Los cautiverios de las mujeres
Subtitle: madresposas, monjas, putas, presas y locas
By: Marcela Lagarde.
Edition: 2a ed.
Series: Colección Posgrado ;; 8
Publisher: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Published: 1993
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 878
Subjects: Women -- History.; Women -- Social conditions.; Feminist theory.; Femininity.
Description: "Mexican anthropologist, one of the few theorists of radical feminism in the region, offers detailed examination of a 'feminist anthropology of women' (p. 831). Discusses status of women in patriarchal societies and identifies motherhood, sexuality, and religion as key components of female oppression. Main contribution of this work is its focus on five 'models' that typify female oppression: mother-wives, nuns, prostitutes, women prisoners, and demented women. Lagarde's thesis quickly became popular throughout Latin America"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 833-866).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1989) under the title: Antropología de los cautiverios de la mujeres.