Sex, Identity and Hermaphrodites in Iberia, 1500–1800

Richard Cleminson, Francisco Vázquez García

• Introduction: Sex, Gender And Historicity; Chapter 1 Marvels, Monsters and Prodigies: Hermaphrodites as Natural Phenomena in Spain, 1500–1700; Chapter 2 Sexual Transgression and Hermaphroditism: The ‘New World’ and Imperial Subjectivity; Chapter 3 The Expulsion of the Marvellous: The Decline of the ‘One-Sex’ Model, 1750–1830; Chapter 4 Hermaphroditism in Portugal; conclusion Conclusion;

"This excellent book by Cleminson and Vázquez García opens up new avenues for on-going research, offers a wellinformed survey on the topic, and is a model for future advancement."- Carles Gutiérrez-Sanfeliu, The University of Queensland