Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth Century Cuba - A Study of Racial Attitudes and Sexual Values in a Slave Society

Klappentext An analysis of marriage patterns in nineteenth-century Cuba! a society with a large black population. Zusammenfassung An analysis of marriage patterns in nineteenth-century Cuba! a society with a large black population. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Interracial Marriage: 1. Intermarriage and family honour; 2. Intermarriage and politics; 3. Intermarriage and Catholic doctrine; 4. The white man's view; 5. Colour as a symbol of social status; 6. Intraracial marriage; Part II. Honour and Class: 7. Elopement and seduction; 8. Conclusion: Some analytical comparisons.

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• Authors: Martinez Alier, Verena Martinez-Alier, Verena Stolcke
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1974
• EAN: 9780521098465
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09846-5
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Companion Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories