Jacobo Schifter Profile
Male
COSTA RICA
14th September 1952
The author has a PhD in History from Columbia University, New York. He has written more than 20 books on US relations with Central America, the Jewish Community in the region, and on sexual minorities. Many of these books have been published in the States. Among these are Lila's House, A Study on Male Prostitution in Latin America, The Sexual Construction of Latino Youth, Macho Love. A Study of Sex in Prison and many others. The author currently works at UPEACE, teaching courses on Gender and Genocide.
Writing and Reading
Books I've written
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EAST SIDE STORY. JEWISH AND GAY LIFE IN COSTA RICA AND WASHINGTON D.C (1950-1980) A NOVEL OR A TRUE STORY? Erotica by JACOBO SCHIFTEREAST SIDE STORY. JEWISH AND GAY LIFE IN COSTA RICA AND WASHINGTON D.C (1950-1980) A NOVEL OR A TRUE STORY?
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May 2024Schifter-Sikora, who is recognized as one of the leading Latin American authors in the field of sexuality, offers an autobiographical novel that also reveals ...
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The Construction of Latino Youth Gender Studies by Jacobo SchifterThe Construction of Latino Youth
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782Pages:
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Feb 2012We have erronous assumptions of what Latin sexuality is all about and this is one of the major works on how Latinos are brought to have the particular ideas a...
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Love and Lust. American men in Costa Rica Gender Studies by Jacobo SchifterLove and Lust. American men in Costa Rica
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Feb 2012A research on sex tourism with an emphasis on the men. Why do hundreds of thousands of men flock to Costa Rica to pay for sex and to fall in love with these s...
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From Toads to Queens. Transvestism in a Latin American setting LGBT Studies by Jacobo SchifterFrom Toads to Queens. Transvestism in a Latin American setting
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Feb 2012A thorough investigation of a thus far neglected population. . . . Offers both broad and in-depth perspectives of the subject matter. . . . Dr. Schifter succe...
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