{"product_id":"sex-and-love-in-porfirian-mexico-city-a-social-history-of-working-class-courtship-9781683405221","title":"Sex and Love in Porfirian Mexico City: A Social History of Working-Class Courtship","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring the sexual lives of the poor and working\u003cbr\u003eclass in turn-of-the-century Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis social\u003cbr\u003ehistory explores the romantic and sexual lives of the poor and working class in\u003cbr\u003eMexico City during the rule of dictator Porfirio Díaz from 1876 to 1911. By\u003cbr\u003eanalyzing sexually based crime cases and stories in the penny press, Michael\u003cbr\u003eMatthews sheds light on everyday struggles, joys, and desires. Matthews argues\u003cbr\u003ethat lower-class individuals had more liberated sexual lives than their\u003cbr\u003ewealthier counterparts, influenced by the city's growth and cultural changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Matthews\u003cbr\u003eexamines how Mexico City's expanding infrastructure, increasing factory work, \u003cbr\u003eand new leisure and entertainment activities shaped courtship and sexual\u003cbr\u003epractices. He delves into the world of tenement buildings and street life to\u003cbr\u003ereconstruct days defined by love and desire, romance and rape, seduction and sex\u003cbr\u003ework, and promises kept and broken. Matthews connects the sexual culture of the\u003cbr\u003epoor to the changes taking place as the Mexican state modernized and underwent\u003cbr\u003etremendous capitalist growth and development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex and Love in\u003cbr\u003ePorfirian Mexico City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eprovides insights into how social and economic developments shaped cultural\u003cbr\u003enorms surrounding honor, marriage, morality, and parental authority during this\u003cbr\u003eperiod. It will spur new reflections on the possible influence of lower-class\u003cbr\u003eculture on modern-day romance and sexual values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683405221","brand":"University of Florida Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44136615051401,"sku":"9781683405221","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_080be905-c5bc-421d-adfc-9054c51b9ea7.jpg?v=1748396743","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sex-and-love-in-porfirian-mexico-city-a-social-history-of-working-class-courtship-9781683405221","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}