{"product_id":"normal-life-9780822360407","title":"Normal Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetting forth a politic that goes beyond the quest for the legal inclusion of trans populations, this revised and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eNormal Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent call for justice and trans liberation, and the radical transformations it will require.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eNormal Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Spade has succeeded in reframing the terms of LGBT politics by building a far-reaching vision for queer and trans politics that is rooted in community work that has already begun. . . . [It] lay[s] out a road map for queer and trans activists that leads neither to the altar nor to war, but guides us to resist state power by building community and returning to our radical roots.\"  -- Wendy Elisheva Somerson * Bitch *\u003cbr\u003e\"Dean Spade’s much-anticipated book is a rich tapestry of critical inquiry, interventions into legal and transgender studies, and strategies for transformative resistance. . . . The strength of \u003ci\u003eNormal Life\u003c\/i\u003e lies in Spade’s commitment to accessibility as a matter of political and ethical principle. This principle is evident in the way Spade skillfully articulates theoretical concepts in common parlance, enabling critical trans politics to inform political struggles beyond the academy. Moreover, his concrete discussions of administrative governance and transformative political interventions position radical change within our reach rather than demarcate it to the realm of speculative futures.\"  -- Dan Irving * GLQ *\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eNormal Life\u003c\/i\u003e] makes an important contribution to a new and emerging critical trans politic. It is provocative, comprehensive, and engaging. It should be widely discussed as an important strategic framework for work within the LGBTQ movement.\" -- Jennifer Levi and Giovanna Shay * Women's Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\"Spade's book is personal, practical, and theoretical. It lays out a framework for a critical trans politics, and gives fresh analyses of immigration, legal reform, wealth distribution, and lesbian and gay politics—all buoyantly and optimistically aimed at a repaired world.\"  -- Kate Clinton * Progressive *\u003cbr\u003e\"[Spade] provides an eminently teachable text for courses on power in society, social movements, and community organizing—in the university, and outside. . . .We will have to take Spade's proposals very seriously to build a movement centered on those most affected by administrative violence.\" -- Marcia Ochoa * Social Justice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Rights, Movements, and Critical Trans Politics  1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Trans Law and Politics on a Neoliberal Landscape  21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. What's Wrong with Rights  38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rethinking Transphobia and Power—Beyond a Rights Framework  50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Administering Gender  73\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Law Reform and Movement Building  94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: \"This Is a Protest, Not a Parade\"  117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Afterword  139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes  167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index  207","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866014036311,"sku":"9780822360407","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822360407.jpg?v=1722276627","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/normal-life-9780822360407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}