Medicos maleantes y maricas: higiene, criminología y homosexualidad en la construcción de la nación argentina (Buenos Aires, 1871-1914)

Pathbreaking Study Of Homosexuality In Buenos Aires In The Late-19th And Early-20th Centuries. Drawing Upon A Wealth Of Information (much Of It From Government Medical And Criminal Reports), Salessi Shows How State Officials And Scientists Placed Homosexuality Into The Category Of 'disease' - A Malady, Which, Like Yellow Fever, Could Be Eradicated Through Proper Public Health Measures. The Subtleties And Contradictions Of Their Determination, And The Basic Unfairness Of A System That Saw Machismo As The Norm, Make For Fascinating Reading--handbook Of Latin American Studies, V. 58. Jorge Salessi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 395-410).