Hermaphroditism, Medical Science and Sexual Identity in Spain, 18501960
By (author) Richard Cleminson, Francisco Vázquez García
Publication date:
31 October 2009Length of book:
288 pagesPublisher
University of Wales PressDimensions:
216x138mmISBN-13: 9780708322048
Analyses the medical category of 'hermaphroditism' in Spain over the period 1850-1960. This title attempts to show how the relationship between the male and female body, biological 'sex', gender and sexuality constantly changed in the light of emerging medical, legal and social influences.