The Politics of Passion by Gloria Wekker PAPERBACK 9780231131636

Name: The Politics of Passion by Gloria Wekker PAPERBACK 9780231131636
Brand: Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press

The Politics of Passion\nby Gloria Wekker\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Gloria Wekker\nTitle: The Politics of Passion\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Sociology\nPublisher: Columbia University Press\nPublication year: 2006\nISBN-13: 9780231131636\nISBN-10: 0231131631\nRRP: \u00A330.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nCenters 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.\n\nCenters on an o.