The Reformation of Machismo: Evangelical Conversion and Gender in Colombia

by Elizabeth E. Brusco

Book Overview

Protestant evangelicalism has spread rapidly in Latin America at the same time that foreign corporations have taken hold of economies there. These concurrent developments have led some observers to view this religious movement as a means of melding converts into a disciplined work force for foreign capitalists rather than as a reflection of conscious individual choices made for a variety of personal, as well as economic, reasons.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292708211
• ISBN13: 9780292708211
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"