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Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety
Marjorie Garber
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Description for Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety
paperback. Beginning with the bold claim, ''There can be no culture without the transvestite,'' Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West's recurring fascination with it. Num Pages: 498 pages, 80 illus; size: 189x246. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Beginning with the bold claim, "There can be no culture without the transvestite," Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West's recurring fascination with it. Rich in anecdote and insight, Vested Interests offers a provocative and entertaining view of our ongoing obsession with dressing up--and with the power of clothes.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415919517
SKU
V9780415919517
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Ref
99-1
About Marjorie Garber
Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard
Reviews for Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety
"Vested Interests is a political and emotional gold mine
beautifully illustrated, and written with wit, style, and with obvious love for the subject. Could you ask for more?."
Kate Bornstein, Lambda Book Report ". . . erudite and exhilaratingly well-argued . . . her [Garber's] argument is both intricate and persuasive."
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The New York Times Book Review ... Read more
beautifully illustrated, and written with wit, style, and with obvious love for the subject. Could you ask for more?."
Kate Bornstein, Lambda Book Report ". . . erudite and exhilaratingly well-argued . . . her [Garber's] argument is both intricate and persuasive."
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The New York Times Book Review ... Read more