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In 1972, thirty-two-year-old Ann Garrity couldn't ask for more. She has a satisfying teaching career, a comfortable marriage, two wonderful daughters, and a quiet little farm. But when she discovers a lump in her breast, she is thrust back to the agonizing day her mother died of breast cancer. Ann undergoes a biopsy and wakes to discover that her right breast has been removed. Her ultimate fear has come true: like her mother did before her, Ann has cancer.

Ann makes a complete physical recovery, but her self-esteem plummets as she questions her very worth as a woman. Her husband is...

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.

Bolin analyses biblical and extra-biblical traditions and motifs in the book of Jonah, and argues that the book's portrayal of the relationship between God and humanity, much like those of Job and Ecclesiastes, emphasizes an absolute divine sovereignty beyond human notions of mercy, justice, or forgiveness. God is understood as free to forgive, yet he still punishes, and is unfettered by the constraints imposed by attributes of benevolence. The only proper human response to God is fear at his power and acknowledgment of him as the source of welfare and woe.

"In the remoteness of their mountain retreat, the herders of Chillihuani, Peru, recognize that respect for others is the central and most significant element of all thought and action," observes Inge Bolin. "Without respect, no society, no civilization, can flourish for long. Without respect, humanity is doomed and so is the earth, sustainer of all life."

In this beautifully written ethnography, Bolin describes the rituals of respect that maintain harmonious relations among people, the natural world, and the realm of the gods in an isolated Andean community of llama and alpaca...

When a husband is given a night of freedom by his wife after twenty years of marriage, he can hardly believe his luck. As he leans back in his bar stool and marvels at his newfound independence, he has no idea that he is about to meet someone who can make all his desires come true. But there is only one tiny catch: there are repercussions to every choice.

In her collection of twelve creepy tales, Stacey Bolin shares a glimpse into what happens to a mother's imagination when a full moon hangs heavy in the sky or a deafening rain pounds the rooftop. After a woman happens upon a car...

The essays in this volume discuss both the culture of technology that we live in today, and culture as technology. Within the chapters of the book cultures of technology and cultural technologies are discussed, focussing on a variety of examples, from varied national contexts. The book brings together internationally recognised scholars from the social sciences and humanities, covering diverse themes such as intellectual property, server farms and search engines, cultural technologies and epistemology, virtual embassies, surveillance, peer-to-peer file-sharing, sound media...