{"product_id":"9783032036582","title":"Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences: The Social and Political Lives of Gender Nonconforming People in India","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGenders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences: The Social and Political Lives of Gender Nonconforming People in India\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMukherjee, Ankita\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003eThis book examines the sociopolitical lives of gender nonconforming people (GNCP) in India in the context of the transformations wrought by HIV and LGBTQ activism over the past three decades. It explores how GNCP assert their agency within a cis-heteronormative society and establish themselves as rights-bearing citizens against the backdrop of Section 377—India’s primary legal instrument criminalizing same-sex intimacy until its repeal in 2018. \u003cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003eDrawing on thirty-seven in-depth interviews with outreach workers, activists, and community members, complemented by extensive ethnographic fieldwork, the study elucidates participants’ strategic engagement with identity categories, their contestation and redefinition of community boundaries, and their relationship to the law. \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis work makes a significant contribution to gender studies by revealing the complex negotiations of gender nonconformance at the intersection of stigma and social class within a rapidly evolving cultural milieu\u003c\/span\u003e. It will appeal to scholars in gender and sexuality studies, sociology, and political science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032036582\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-03659-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 230\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44364537266316,"sku":"9783032036582","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032036582.jpg?v=1775056095","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032036582","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}