Self-Made Men: Identity and Embodiment Among Transsexual Men

by Henry Rubin

Book Overview

In Self-Made Men, Henry Rubin explores the production of male identities in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals--people who have changed their sex from female to male. The author relates the compelling personal narratives of his subjects to the historical emergence of FTM as an identity category.

In the interviews that form the heart of the book, the FTMs speak about their struggles to define themselves and their diverse experiences,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826514359
• ISBN13: 9780826514356
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.2"