Before we were trans : a new history of gender
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Published
New York : Seal Press, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 343 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Marina Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
306.76 H
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306.76 H
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Published
New York : Seal Press, 2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2022 by John Murray (Publishers), Basic Books UK"--Ttitle page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-329) and index.
Description
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.
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"Today's narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit neatly into the categories of male or female. Those stories, while important, fail to account for the complex realities of many trans people's lives. Before We Were Trans illuminates the stories of people across the globe, from antiquity to the present, whose experiences of gender have defied binary categories. Blending historical analysis with sharp cultural criticism, trans historian and activist Kit Heyam offers a new, radically inclusive trans history, chronicling expressions of trans experience that are often overlooked, like gender-nonconforming fashion and wartime stage performance. Before We Were Trans transports us from Renaissance Venice to seventeenth-century Angola, from Edo Japan to early America, and looks to the past to uncover new horizons for possible trans futures"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Heyam, K. (2022). Before we were trans: a new history of gender (First US edition.). Seal Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heyam, Kit, 1990-. 2022. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender. Seal Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heyam, Kit, 1990-. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender Seal Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Heyam, Kit. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender First US edition., Seal Press, 2022.
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