Self-made men : identity and embodiment among transsexual men /

In Self-Made Men, Henry Rubin explores the production of male identities in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals--people who have changed their sex from female to male. The author relates the compelling personal narratives of his subjects to the historical emergence of FTM as an identity categor...

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Main Author: Rubin, Henry, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Nashville, Tennessee] : Vanderbilt University Press, 2003.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:In Self-Made Men, Henry Rubin explores the production of male identities in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals--people who have changed their sex from female to male. The author relates the compelling personal narratives of his subjects to the historical emergence of FTM as an identity category.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Purchased for the Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies collection by The Cushing Library.
Physical Description:xi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
ISBN:0826514340
9780826514349
0826514359
9780826514356