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Plastic bodies : sex hormones and menstrual suppression in Brazil /

In Plastic Bodies Emilia Sanabria examines how women's use of sex hormones in Bahia, Brazil for menstrual suppression shapes social relations, having become central to contemporary understandings of the body, class, gender, sex, personhood, modernity, and Brazilian national identity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sanabria, Emilia, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Colección:Experimental futures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In Plastic Bodies Emilia Sanabria examines how women's use of sex hormones in Bahia, Brazil for menstrual suppression shapes social relations, having become central to contemporary understandings of the body, class, gender, sex, personhood, modernity, and Brazilian national identity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822374190
0822374196