Paola Canova Frontier Intimacies Hardcover sku-225378686

In Frontier Intimacies, Paola Canova examines changes in Ayoreo women's sexual practices as economic development and missionary activity reached Paraguay's Chaco region. Until the 1960s, the Ayoreo had remained uncontacted by the outside world. Canova focuses on curajodie, single women who exchange sex for money or goods with non-Ayoreo men, often Mennonite settlers.

Drawing on research and personal anecdotes, she explores how women approach these encounters on their own terms, including the role of money, amid changing gender roles, sexual ethics and ideas about desire. The hardcover book is listed under Latin American History Books (sku-225378686).