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Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety
Author(s): Marjorie Garber (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 6 Dec. 1991
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 498 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415900727
- ISBN-13: 9780415900720
Book Description
Beginning with the bold claim, “There can be no culture without the transvestite,” Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West’s recurring fascination with it. Rich in anecdote and insight, Vested Interests offers a provocative and entertaining view of our ongoing obsession with dressing up–and with the power of clothes.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Vested Interests is a political and emotional gold mine–beautifully illustrated, and written with wit, style, and with obvious love for the subject. Could you ask for more?.” — Kate Bornstein, Lambda Book Report
“. . . erudite and exhilaratingly well-argued . . . her [Garber’s] argument is both intricate and persuasive.” — Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The New York Times Book Review
