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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.
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Vested Interests, Marjorie B. Garber
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- Vested Interests
- Subtitle
- Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marjorie B. Garber
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 443
- ISBN10
- 0140179291
- ISBN13
- 9780140179293
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Theater, LGBTQ+, Culture and Society, Anthropology, Scientific Theories, Gender, Popular Culture, Performing Arts
- Rating
- 3.25 out of 5
- 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.