Gender Verification and the Making of the Female Body in Sport A History of the Present |
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| Author:
| Erikainen, Sonja |
| Series title: | Routledge Advances in Critical Diversities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-76591-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2019 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $190.00USD $190.00USD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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This book critically explores the history of gender verification in international sport, to show how culture, politics, and science come together to produce "femaleness" and, consequently, the female body as we know it.
This book critically explores the history of gender verification in international sport, to show how culture, politics, and science come together to produce "femaleness" and, consequently, the female body as we know it.