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The Politics of Passion: Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora - Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies Wekker, Gloria (Professor and Director, Univeristy of Utrecht)
The Politics of Passion: Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora - Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies
Wekker, Gloria (Professor and Director, Univeristy of Utrecht)
Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women.
336 pages, 3 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 25, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231131636 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 18 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |