Beyond emasculation : pleasure and power in the making of hijra in Bangladesh / Adnan Hossain.

"Hijra are a publicly institutionalized subculture of feminine identified male bodied people in South Asia who secretly desire 'masculine' men and identify themselves as non-men. Based on ethnographic research in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, this book contends that hijra bring into view an alte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hossain, Adnan (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Subjects:	Gender-nonconforming people > Bangladesh. Masculinity > Bangladesh. Sex role > Bangladesh. Gender identity > Bangladesh. Masculinité > Bangladesh. Rôle selon le sexe > Bangladesh. Identité sexuelle > Bangladesh. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. Gender identity. Gender-nonconforming people. Masculinity. Sex role. Bangladesh.
Physical Description:	236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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