Ellis Island Snow Globe

Informationen zum Autor Erica Rand Klappentext A study of the Ellis Island museum, its gift shop, and the Statue of Liberty form the basis of reflections on sex, nation, and immigration Zusammenfassung A study of the Ellis Island museum! its gift shop! and the Statue of Liberty form the basis of reflections on sex! nation! and immigration Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: Respect and Reverence ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Coming to Ellis Island 1 1. Breeders on a Golf Ball: Normalizing Sex at Ellis Island 41 2. Getting Dressed Up: The Displays of Frank Woodhull and the Policing of Gender 67 3. The Traffic in my Fantasy Butch 107 4. Green Woman, Race Matters 130 5. A Nation of Immigrants, or Whatever 153 6. Immigrant Peddlers 181 7. Product Packaging 207 8. "Decide an Immigrant's Fate" 239 Notes 263 Bibliography 311 Index 325

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Erica Rand
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.09.2005
• EAN: 9780822335917
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3591-7
• Pagine: 360
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: A John Hope Franklin Center Book; John Hope Franklin Center Book; A John Hope Franklin Center Book; John Hope Franklin Center Book
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali