Race and Sex in Latin America

Peter Wade is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Race and Ethnicity in Latin America (Pluto, 2010), Race and Sex in Latin America (Pluto, 2009) and Race, Nature and Culture (Pluto, 2002).

'The major contribution of this study lies in its inclusiveness, discussing whites, blacks, indigenous peoples, mixed races, males, females, homosexuals and heterosexuals'

• 1. Introduction: defining race and sex2. Explaining the articulation of race and sex3. Race and sex in colonial Latin America4. Making nations through race and sex5. The political economy of race and sex in contemporary Latin America 6. Race, sex and the politics of identity and citizenship7. ConclusionReferencesIndex