Genders, transgenders, and sexualities in Japan
By: edited by Mark Mclelland and Romit Dasgupta.
Contributors: McLelland, Mark J., 1966-; Dasgupta, Romit.
Series: Asia's transformations
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Gender identity -- Japan; Homosexuality -- Japan; Transsexualism -- Japan
Description: Despite over a century of academic research into Japan and its customs, many inaccurate preconceptions about Japanese society remain, particularly regarding Japan's complex sex and gender system. This book is the first collection to take a genuinely comparative look at the changing notions of gender and sexuality in Japan, highlighting the diversity that has long existed among Japanese people.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.