Elise Andaya: 1 book
Conceiving Cuba
Reproduction, Women, and the State in the Post-Soviet Era
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
After Cuba’s 1959 revolution, the Castro government sought to instill a new social order. Hoping to achieve a new and egalitarian society, the state invested in policies designed to promote the well-being of women and children. Yet once the Soviet Union fell and Cuba’s economic troubles worsened,...
