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A republic of men : the American founders, gendered language, and patriarchal politics /

What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Kann, Mark E.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, [1998]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The culture of manhood
  • The grammar of manhood
  • The bachelor and other disorderly men
  • The family man and citizenship
  • The better sort and leadership
  • The heroic man and national destiny
  • The founders' gendered legacy.