Out in the Periphery - Latin America''s Gay Rights Revolution

Informationen zum Autor Omar G. Encarnación is Professor of Political Studies at Bard College. Klappentext Out in the Periphery explores how Latin America, a region known for its Catholic heritage and machismo culture, came to embrace gay rights. At the heart of this analysis is the activism of Latin America's gay rights organizations, a long-neglected social movement even by students of Latin American social movements. Zusammenfassung Out in the Periphery explores how Latin America, a region known for its Catholic heritage and machismo culture, came to embrace gay rights. At the heart of this analysis is the activism of Latin America's gay rights organizations, a long-neglected social movement even by students of Latin American social movements.

Product details

• Authors: Omar G. Encarnacion, Omar G. Encarnación
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2016
• EAN: 9780199356645
• ISBN: 978-0-19-935664-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political activism, Gay & Lesbian studies, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Civil rights & citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Civics and citizenship, Political activism / Political engagement, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics