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Dense with information and completely fascinating. I loved reading about the different scientific approaches towards variances in gender & sexuality over the years, and how these influenced and were influenced by contemporary social movements. I appreciated Rudacille's tact when it came to subjects like social constructivism and biological determinism. She very clearly understands the need for a nuanced approach to LGBT (particularly trans) issues, especially given the ease with which research can be exaggerated or reduced by political groups in order to create an inaccurate--and therefore harmful-- social narrative.
 
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hatingongodot | May 3, 2020 |
This fantastic history of the steel industry in Baltimore is in large part told as oral history, told by people which the author encountered in union meetings, bars, and--since she grew up there and her family worked at Bethlehem--from her own friends and family. I have to admit that I picked up the book because I read a blurb by David Simon, author of "The Corner" and "Homicide," and writer/producer of my favorite television show "The Wire." I couldn't be happier to have serendipitously discovered "The Roots of Steel," because I thoroughly enjoyed Rudacille's portrait of life in a steel town--from the creation of a company city, to the extreme period of growth and prosperity, through to the collapse of Bethlehem and the near-total destruction of the union.
 
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