Sexual politics in Cuba : machismo, homosexuality, and AIDS / Marvin Leiner.
Cuba is the only country in the world that quarantines people who test positive for the HIV virus. In this book, Marvin Leiner analyzes the practice of quarantine in the context of the Cuban Revolution, which has otherwise brought significant advances in social programs, such as free universal educa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colo. :
Westview Press,
1994.
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| Series: | Series in political economy and economic development in Latin America.
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| Summary: | Cuba is the only country in the world that quarantines people who test positive for the HIV virus. In this book, Marvin Leiner analyzes the practice of quarantine in the context of the Cuban Revolution, which has otherwise brought significant advances in social programs, such as free universal education and comprehensive health care for all. He also focuses on efforts by Cuban educators to introduce sex education in the schools and to change sexist and homophobic attitudes, discussing their successes and failures with candor and examining the explicit and implicit linkages between machismo and homophobia. Drawing on interviews, diaries, and techniques of participant observation, Dr. Leiner shows how the HIV sanitorium and earlier oppressive treatment of gays and lesbians serve as a barometer for contemporary Cuban society. Despite the impressive achievements of the Revolution, Cuba remains a society lacking political rights, in particular the right to dissent. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 184 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813386543 9780813386546 0813321220 9780813321226 |