Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Cengage Learning (1998), Edition: 2, Paperback, 208 pages
Description
This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.
Awards
Ruth Benedict Prize (Winner — 1990)
Language
Original publication date
1990
Physical description
208 p.; 9.23 inches
ISBN
0534509037 / 9780534509033
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