Invisibles A Tale of the Eunuchs of India

Name: Invisibles A Tale of the Eunuchs of India
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ISBN: 9780679742289

ISBN-10: 067974228X

ISBN-13: 9780679742289

Edition: N/A

Authors: Zia Jaffrey

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In this superb work of investigative reporting, Zia Jaffrey pursues the riddle of India's most elusive subculture, the cross-dressing and often-castrated figures known as "hijras" whose very name means neither male nor female. Are the hijras lucky or dangerous? Are they a nurturing community of outcasts or a criminal network that kidnaps and mutilates recruits? Do they number in the thousands or in the millions? As she talks with policemen, a unionizer of eunuchs, and with the hijras themselves, Jaffrey unravels veils of rumor and deception to locate the nature of our sexual and social thresholds, and the people who dwell on them. Deeply resonant, uniquely insightful, The Invisibles is an…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/17/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 316
Size: 5.19" wide x 8.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English