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Autore: |
Februari Maxim
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Titolo: |
The making of a man : notes on transsexuality / / Maxim Februari ; translation by Andy Brown
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Pubblicazione: | London, [England] : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013 |
©2013 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.768092 |
Soggetto topico: | Transsexualism |
Transsexuals - Netherlands | |
Persona (resp. second.): | BrownAndy |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; The Making of a Man: Notes on Transsexuality; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Identity: Gender and Sex; 2. Language and Etiquette: What You Should and Shouldn't Say; 3. Rules and Laws; 4. Body; 5. Society: The Tensions Surrounding the Transition; 6. Testosterone; 7. Relationships; 8. Woman: 'If I Were a Man . . .'; 9. Man: 'As if Men Have it So Easy!'; 10. Famous Figures; End; Acknowledgements and Sources |
Sommario/riassunto: | In the autumn of 2012, Maxim Februari-known until then as writer and philosopher Marjolijn Februari-announced his intention to live as a man. The news was greeted with a diversity of reactions, from curiosity to unease. These responses made it absolutely clear to Februari that most of us don't know how to think about transsexuality. The Making of a Man explores this lacuna through a deeply personal meditation on a profoundly universal aspect of our identities.Februari contemplates the many questions that sexual transitions entail: the clinical effects of testosterone, the alteration of sexual |
Titolo autorizzato: | The making of a man ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-78023-473-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910797480803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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