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BODIES THAT MATTER

BODIES THAT MATTER

ON THE DISCURSIVE LIMITS OF "SEX"

JUDITH BUTLER

Routledge New York & London

Published in 1993 by Roudedge 29 West 35 Street

New York, NY 10001 Published in Great Britain by Roudedge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P4EE Copyright® 1993 by Roudedge Printed in the United States on acid free paper. All rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-Ln-Publication Data Butler, Judith P. Bodies that matter, on the discursive limits of "sex" / Judith Butler. p. cm. Includes index (p. ). ISBN 0-415-90365-3 (CL). — ISBN 0-415-90366-1 (PB) I 1. Feminist theory. 2. Sex role—Philosophy. 3. Sex differences (Psychology) 4. Sexual orientation—Philosophy 5. Identity (Psychology) 6. Femininity (Psychology) L Title. HQI190.B88 1993 305.3—