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Background

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Preface-Introduction

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Part 1, Chapters 1-2

Bodies That Matter Part 1, Chapters 1-2 Summary & Analysis

Part 1, Chapters 3-4

Bodies That Matter Part 1, Chapters 3-4 Summary & Analysis

Part 2, Chapters 5-6

Bodies That Matter Part 2, Chapters 5-6 Summary & Analysis

Part 2, Chapters 7-8

Bodies That Matter Part 2, Chapters 7-8 Summary & Analysis

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Key Figures

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Themes

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Index of Terms

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex

Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex