In Defense of Honor : Sexual Morality, Modernity, and Nation in Early-Twentieth-Century Brazil.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (329 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Sexual Honor and Republican Law -- 2. National Honor, the Family, and the Construction of the Marvelous City -- 3. "What Virginity Is This?": Judging the Honor of the Modern Woman -- 4. Single Morthers, Modern Daughters, and the Changing Politics of Freedom and Virginity -- 5. Honorable Partnerships: The Importance of Color in Sex and Marriage -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography.
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Sex customs-Brazil-History-20th century. Sexual ethics-Brazil-History-20th century. Virginity-Brazil-History-20th century.