{"product_id":"men-in-place-miriam-j-abelson-9781517903510","title":"Men in Place: Trans Masculinity, Race, and Sexuality in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaring new theories of masculinity, built from a large and geographically diverse interview study of transgender men\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican masculinity is being critiqued, questioned, and reinterpreted for a new era. In \u003ci\u003eMen in Place\u003c\/i\u003e Miriam J. Abelson makes an original contribution to this conversation through in-depth interviews with trans men in the U.S. West, Southeast, and Midwest, showing how the places and spaces men inhabit are fundamental to their experiences of race, sexuality, and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen in Place\u003c\/i\u003e explores the shifting meanings of being a man across cities and in rural areas. Here Abelson develops the insight that individual men do not have one way to be masculine--rather, their ways of being men shift between different spaces and places. She reveals a widespread version of masculinity that might be summed up as \"strong when I need to be, soft when I need to be,\" using the experiences of trans men to highlight the fundamental construction of manhood for all men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye to how societal institutions promote homophobia, transphobia, and racism, \u003ci\u003eMen in Place\u003c\/i\u003e argues that race and sexuality fundamentally shape safety for men, particularly in rural spaces, and helps us to better understand the ways that gender is created and enforced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miriam J. Abelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517903513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517903510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019","brand":"Miriam J. Abelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767180841215,"sku":"9781517903510","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ef308f4-c2d7-4b6d-b5c8-1d96f9793a25.jpg?v=1744169071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/men-in-place-miriam-j-abelson-9781517903510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}