{"product_id":"9781786891006","title":"Amateur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking new book, Thomas Page McBee, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the vexed relationship between masculinity and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough his experience of boxing - learning to get hit, and to hit back; wrestling with the camaraderie of the gym; confronting the betrayals and strength of his own body - McBee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes and the limitations of conventional masculinity. A wide-ranging exploration of gender in our society, \u003ci\u003eAmateur\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a story of hope, as McBee traces a way forward: a new masculinity, inside the ring and out of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA graceful and uncompromising exploration of living, fighting and healing, in \u003ci\u003eAmateur\u003c\/i\u003e we gain insight into the stereotypes and shifting realities of masculinity today through the eyes of a new man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McBee, Thomas Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53356253643089,"sku":"9781786891006","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/6478\/4209\/files\/9781786891006.jpg?v=1774100394","url":"https:\/\/thecommonpress.shop\/products\/9781786891006","provider":"The Common Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}