Economies of Desire

Amalia L. Cabezas is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's Studies at the University of California, Riverside and co-editor of The Wages of Empire: Neoliberal Policies, Repression and Women's Poverty.

• Acknowledgments Introduction: Affective Economies of Sexualized Tourism 1. Tourism in Cuba and the Dominican Republic 2. Neoliberal Times in Cuba and the Dominican Republic 3. Eroticizing Labor in All-Inclusive Resorts 4. Daughters of YemayÁ and Other Luchadoras 5. Tourism, Sex Work, and the Discourse of Human Rights Epilogue Notes References Index

“Economies of Desire is very well written and compelling, drawing us into two historical contexts and illustrating women's agency as they negotiate the economic, political, and social constraints. Cabezas’ many years of field research provide nuance to her analysis, and her critique of the feminist discourse about human rights is completely on target.”-Patricia Zavella, Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz