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Before we were trans : a new history of gender /

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Explores the history of transgender and gender nonconforming people, with a focus on those who identified in other than a straightforward binary fashion; on communities in West Africa, Asia, and among Native Americans; and on cross-dressing in World War I prison camps and in entertainment--Publisher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heyam, Kit, 1990- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Seal Press, 2022.
Edition:First US edition.
Subjects:
Transgender people > History.
Gender nonconformity > History.
Sexual minorities > History.
Transgenres > Histoire.
Transgenrisme > Histoire.
Minorités sexuelles > Histoire.
Gender nonconformity
Sexual minorities
Transgender people
LGBTQ+ people
Transgender history.
Gender diversity.
Transgender culture.
Non-Euro-American gender and sexual identities.
Gender roles.
Genderfluid identity.
Gender identity.
History
Informational works.
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Summary:Explores the history of transgender and gender nonconforming people, with a focus on those who identified in other than a straightforward binary fashion; on communities in West Africa, Asia, and among Native Americans; and on cross-dressing in World War I prison camps and in entertainment--Publisher's description.
Item Description:"Originally published in Great Britain in 2022 by John Murray (Publishers), Basic Books UK"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:viii, 343 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-329) and index.
ISBN:9781541603080
1541603087