When Deborah Rudacille learned that a close friend had decided to transition from female to male, she felt compelled to understand why. Coming at the controversial subject of transsexualism from several angles historical, sociological, psychological, medical Rudacille discovered that gender variance is anything but new, that changing one s gender has been met with both acceptance and hostility through the years, and that gender identity, like sexual orientation, appears to be inborn, not learned, though in some people the sex of the body does not match the sex of the brain. Informed...
When Deborah Rudacille learned that a close friend had decided to transition from female to male, she felt compelled to understand why. Coming at ...
In this sweeping history of animal research and the animal protection movement, Deborah Rudacille examines the ethical question of whether enhancement of human life justifies the use of animals for research. She shows how the question and the answers provided by both scientists and anti-vivisectionists over the past 150 years have shaped contemporary society. Rudacille anchors her narrative in events from the lives of key players in the history of the war between science and animal protection, describing the work of activists who work outside the law as well as those working to change the...
In this sweeping history of animal research and the animal protection movement, Deborah Rudacille examines the ethical question of whether enhancement...
As the American economy seeks to restructure itself, "Roots of Steel "is a powerful, candid, and eye-opening reminder of the people who have been left behind. When Deborah Rudacille was a child in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough to comfortably support a family. But the decline of American manufacturing in the decades since has put tens of thousands out of work and left the people of Dundalk pondering the broken promise of the American dream. In "Roots of Steel," Rudacille combines personal narrative,...
As the American economy seeks to restructure itself, "Roots of Steel "is a powerful, candid, and eye-opening reminder of the people who have been l...
