In Search of Eve : Transsexual Rites of Passage
By Anne Bolin
Paperback (January 1988)
Bergin & Garvey; ISBN: 0897891155

This book examines the lives of sixteen male transsexual people, discusses the difficulties they faced fitting into their new social roles as women, and describes their attitudes and self-image. More...

Transgender Warriors : Making History from Joan of Arc to Rupaul
By Leslie Feinberg
Paperback - 222 pages (June 1997)
Beacon Press; ISBN: 0807079413

Presents a survey of historical and contemporary figures who have rejected traditional gender roles, from peasants who cross-dressed as a protest against taxes, to today's transsexual parents. More...

Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures : Anthropological and Historical Perspectives
By Sabrina P. Ramet
Paperback (October 1996)
Routledge; ISBN: 0415114837

This ethnography examines a unique group - the Hijra - or eunuchs - of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. As a result of personal conversations with the author, the Hijras' function as an institutionalized third gender role is clearly described. More...

Neither Man Nor Woman : The Hijras of India (Wadsworth Modern Anthropology Library)
By Serena Nanda
Paperback - 170 pages (January 1990)
Wadsworth Publishing Co.; ISBN: 0534122043

This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation. More...