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Between profits and primitivism : shaping white middle-class masculinity in the United States, 1880-1917 /
Between 1800 and the First World War, white middle-class men were depicted various forms of literature as weak and nervous. This book explores cultural writings dedicated to the physical and mental health of the male subject, showing that men have mobilized gender constructions repeatedly and self-c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Colección: | Literary criticism and cultural theory.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Between 1800 and the First World War, white middle-class men were depicted various forms of literature as weak and nervous. This book explores cultural writings dedicated to the physical and mental health of the male subject, showing that men have mobilized gender constructions repeatedly and self-consciously to position themselves within the culture. Aiming to join those who offer nuanced accounts of masculinity, Devlin investigates the various and changing interests white manhood was positioned to cultivate and the ways elite white men used ""their own, "" so to speak, to promote larger ag |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-169) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135876845 1135876843 9780415514750 0415514754 9780203491225 020349122X 9781135876791 1135876797 9781135876838 1135876835 |