Sexing the Body (Revised)
Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
$59.87
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2020
Summary
Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of social convention? In this brilliant and provocative classic, the distinguished feminist scholar Anne Fausto-Sterling argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex and gender is shaped by the culture in which scientific knowledge is produced. Drawing on illuminating real-life cases and a probing analysis of centuries of scientific research, Fausto-Sterling demonstrates how scientists have historically politicized the body.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541672895 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1541672895 |
| Author: | Anne Fausto-Sterling |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 609g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 156mm x 42mm |
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Critics Review
“A fascinating and essential book, at once vigorous, erudite, amiable, and sly.”–Natalie Angier
“Boldly eschewing binary conceits, Sexing the Body remains a groundbreaking appraisal of the broad spectrum of human experience. Anne Fausto-Sterling’s fluency with both biological science and social theory still dazzles. And we now inhabit a world this perceptive book helped us to apprehend. It remains a work of enduring power and impact. A bona fide classic.”–Alondra Nelson, author of The Social Life of DNA
“There is nobody I trust more to guide me on the topic of sex and gender than Anne Fausto-Sterling. She is unequivocally brilliant. As masterful, fresh, and vital as it has always been, this new edition of Sexing the Body should be required reading for everyone, especially now.”–Angela Saini, author of Superior and Inferior
About The Author
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Anne Fausto-Sterling is the Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Biology and Gender Studies in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry at Brown University.
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