Sexing the Body
Subtitle: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9781541672895
Subjects: Sociology
Description: "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. Now with a new preface and final chapter considering the many scientific and political developments of the last two decades, Sexing the Body is an indispensable and revolutionary look at how biology, society, and history together determine sexual difference"--