| Description |
viii, 343 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-329) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: 'I had a gown on in a lark': what is trans history? -- Author's note: Writing trans history differently -- 'The majesty of Him my daughter': colonising gender roles in West Africa -- 'She liked me in my greatcoat and hat': fashion and trans panic in early modern Europe -- 'I took especial pleasure in masquerade costumes': living and performing as women in First World War internment camps -- 'A feminine soul confined by a masculine body': the entangled history of gay and trans experience -- 'I am both man and woman': defiant bodies in early America and beyond -- 'Because of the manifestation of spirit': gender, spirituality and survival in North America and South Asia -- Epilogue: Now we are trans. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Gender nonconformity -- History.
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Transgender people -- History.
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Sexual minorities -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781541603080 (hardcover) |
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1541603087 (hardcover) |
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