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Raymond examines transsexualism through a feminist framework, tracing how ideas about gender and sex roles are constructed and contested. The 1994 reissue includes a new introduction and builds on the 1979 edition. Contents cover methodological reflections, debates over whether transsexuals are born or made, critiques of medical and social values, and proposals toward an ethic of integrity, supported by notes, index, and bibliographical references.","REISSUED WITH A  \nNEW INTRODUCTIONON TRANSGENDER...  \nTRANSSEXUAL  \nThe Makingof the She-MaleEMIIRE  \nJanice G.RaymondAE    E      S E  R  \nATHENE Series  \nGeneral Editors  \nGloria BowlesRenate KleinJanice Raymond  \nConsulting EditorDale Spender  \nThe Athene Series assumes that all those who are concerned withformulating explanations of the way the world works need to know andappreciate the significance of basic feminist principles.  \nThe growth of feminist research internationally has called intoquestion almost all aspects of social organization in our culture.TheAthene Series focuses on the construction of knowledge and theexclusion of women from the process—both as theorists and subjectsof study-and offers innovative studies that challenge establishedtheories and research.  \nATHENE,the Olympian goddess of wisdom,was honored by theancient Greeks as the patron of arts and sciences and guardian ofcities.She represented both peace and the intellectual aspect of war.Her mother,Metis,was a Titan and presided over all knowledge.Whilepregnant with Athene,Metis was swallowed whole by Zeus.Some saythis was his attempt to embody her supreme wisdom.The originalAthene is thus twice bom:once of her strong mother,Metis,and oncemore out of the head of Zeus.According to feminist myth,there is a\"third birth\"of Athene when she stops being an agent and mouthpieceof Zeus and male dominance,and returns to her original source:thewisdom of womankind.  \nTHE  \nTRANSSEXUAL  \nThe Making of the She-Male  \nEMPIRE  \nReissued with a New Introduction on Transgender  \nJANICE G.RAYMOND  \nTeachers College Press  \nTeachers College,Columbia UniversityNew York and London  \nReprinted in 1994 by Teachers College Press,1234 Amsterdam AvenueNew York,NY 10027  \nOriginally published in 1979 by Beacon PressCopyright ◎1994 by Janice G.Raymond  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or trans-mitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including pho-tocopy,or any information storage and retrieval system,without permissionfrom the publisher.  \nGrateful acknowledgment is made to Little,Brown and Company for permis-sion to reprint material from the following:Sexual Signatures:On Being aMan or a Woman by John Money and Patricia Tucker.Copyright C1975 byJohn Money and Patricia Tucker.By permission of Little,Brown and Com-pany.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nRaymond,Janice G.  \nThe transsexual empire:the making of the she-male/Janice G.Raymond.  \np.  cm.—(Athene series;39)  \nReissue,with a new introduction,of the 1979 ed.,published by BeaconPress,Boston.  \nIneludes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-8077-6272-5  \n1.Sex change—Moral and ethical aspects.2.Transsexuals.3.Lesbi-ans.4.Sex role.I.Title.II.Series.RC560.C4R381994305.3—dc2093-46771  \nISBN 0-8077-6272-5  \nPrinted on acid-free paper  \nManufactured in the United States of America9897969594  87654321  \nCONTENTS  \nIntroduction to the 1994 Edition xiii  \nIntroduction:Some Comments on Method (forthe Methodical)1  \nI.  \n“Everything You Always Wanted to Know aboutTranssexualism”  19  \nII.Are Transsexuals Born or Made—or Both?  43  \nII.\"Mother's Feminized Phallus”or Father'sCastrated Femme?  69  \nIV.Sappho by Surgery:The TranssexuallyConstructed Lesbian-Feminist 99  \nV.Therapy as a Way of Life:Medical Values versusSocial Change 120  \nVI.Toward the Development of an Ethic of Integrity154  \nAppendix:Suggestions for Change 178Notes 187Index 213  \nFor Mary Daly  \nWho has moved me  \nto the Moors of the Mind...Who has taught me  \nto feel with all my intellectand think with all my heart...  \nWith Gratitude,Awe,and Love  \n# ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\n\nThis book has been long in process.It began as a confer-ence paper delivered at the New England Regional Ameri-can Academy of Religion Meeting in 1972.Much of it hadanother life as my doctoral dissertation,which was fin-ished at Boston College in 1977.Finally,it metamor-phosed into a book.There are many people to thank forall","cbCaisTAlYkWppRd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisTAlYkWppRd","pdf",6967943,2,1,254,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Introduction to the 1994 Edition\n## Introduction: Some Comments on Method (for the Methodical)\n## “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Transsexualism”\n## Are Transsexuals Born or Made—or Both?\n## “Mother's Feminized Phallus” or Father's Castrated Femme?\n## Sappho by Surgery: The Transsexually Constructed Lesbian-Feminist\n## Therapy as a Way of Life: Medical Values versus Social Change\n## Toward the Development of an Ethic of Integrity\n## Appendix: Suggestions for Change\n## Notes\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What is the book’s main subject?\",\"answer\":\"The book focuses on transsexualism and how it is understood and constructed within social, ethical, and feminist debates. 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