How did Spanish doctors conceptualize persons believed to be a mix of the male and female genders during the period of 1850-1960? Such persons disrupted gendered and sexual givens, and from a legal and medical standpoint, required examination and determination according to their true sex in order to permit marriage, inheritance, and a "normal" social life. This volume charts the changing medical discourse on the "hermaphrodite" or "intersex" persons as the interrelationship between the body, biological sex, and gender was constantly reassessed and rewritten, making this the first major study of Spanish hermaphroditism for the period and an important contribution to the growing interest in this subject worldwide.
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How did Spanish doctors conceptualize persons believed to be a mix of the male and female genders during the period of 1850-1960? Such persons disrupted gendered and sexual givens, and from a legal and medical standpoint, required examination and determination according to their true sex in order to permit marriage, inheritance, and a "normal" social life. This volume charts the changing medical discourse on the "hermaphrodite" or "intersex" persons as the interrelationship between the body, biological sex, and gender was constantly reassessed and rewritten, making this the first major study of Spanish hermaphroditism for the period and an important contribution to the growing interest in this subject worldwide.
Imprint | University Of Wales Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Iberian and Latin American Studies |
Release date | October 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2009 |
Authors | Richard Cleminson, Francisco Garcia |
Dimensions | 216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 288 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7083-2204-8 |
Barcode | 9780708322048 |
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LSN | 0-7083-2204-2 |