In Search of Eve - by Anne Bolin (Paperback)

About the Book

An absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [a] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.

Contemporary Sociology

A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, an excellent piece of work.

Martin S. Weinberg, Indiana University

Anne Bolin illuminates the array of social, psychological and physical changes experienced by a group of people in the process of changing gender.

Book Synopsis

An absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [a] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.
Contemporary Sociology

A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, an excellent piece of work.
Martin S. Weinberg, Indiana University

Anne Bolin illuminates the array of social, psychological and physical changes experienced by a group of people in the process of changing gender.

Review Quotes

"A fascinating study, perceptive and well written, and an excellent piece of work."-Martin S. Weinberg Indiana University

"In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings."-Contemporary Sociology

"The literature relating to transsexuals is small, and this study by an anthropologist, based on her observations while hanging out' with members of the Berdache Society, comprises a valuable addition to it. . . . Her discussions of how [her clients] learn to manipulate the therapists whose approval they need to undergo sex change surgery constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of the book."-Small Press Book Review

?[A]n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . [A] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read.?-Contemporary Sociology

?In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings.?-Contemporary Sociology

?The literature relating to transsexuals is small, and this study by an anthropologist, based on her observations while hanging out' with members of the Berdache Society, comprises a valuable addition to it. . . . Her discussions of how [her clients] learn to manipulate the therapists whose approval they need to undergo sex change surgery constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of the book.?-Small Press Book Review

?Valuable . . . the reader discovers what it feels like to be a transsexual.?-Choice

"ÝA¨n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . ÝA¨ carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read."-Contemporary Sociology

"[A]n absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition . . . [A] carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read."-Contemporary Sociology

"Valuable . . . the reader discovers what it feels like to be a transsexual."-Choice