Beauty and Power by Mark Johnson
This compelling study of gender and sexual diversity in the Southern Philippines addresses general questions about the relationship between the making of gender and sexualities, the politics of national and ethnic identities and processes of cultural transformation in a world of contract labourers and transnational consumers.
'This book is a path-breaking ethnographic study of the culture of transgender males..[and] much more than a study of Southeast Asian sex/gender patterns, being a finely nuanced account of how minority ethnic, religious and gender identities are constituted in terms of multiple sets of relations. [...] Johnson's book marks an important step forward in research on Southeast Asia.'Canberra Anthropology'Sensitive ethnography can (itals) be accomplished, as Mark Johnson aptly demonstrates. His ethnography serves as a vehicle for the voices, concerns, and political agendas of a marginalized community.'American Anthropologist'The ... study is an important contribution to our knowledge of sexuality and of the region ... The monograph communicates a sense of the cultural complexity and violent history which characterize this part of the world.'Cambridge Anthology' ... this is a well-written, very detailed, and closely argued ethnography which is a significant contri
Mark Johnson University of Hull
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859739259 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859739253 |
| Title | Beauty and Power |
| Author | Mark Johnson |
| Series | Explorations In Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 274 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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