Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba

"In the first book to focus on the activism of Black women during Cuba's prerevolutionary period, Takkara Brunson discusses how these women battled exclusion on multiple fronts but played an important role in forging a modern democracy"--

About the author

Takkara K. Brunson is associate professor of history at Texas A&M University.

Summary

Traces how women of African descent battled exclusion on multiple fronts but played an important role in forging a modern democracy. Takkara Brunson takes an intersectional approach to the history of the era, examining how Black women's engagement with Cuban citizenship intersected with racial prejudice, gender norms, and sexual politics.

Product details

• Authors: Takkara K. Brunson
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781683402084
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-208-4
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 606 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories