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Manliness in Britain, 1760-1900 : Bodies, emotion, and material culture /

This book focuses on men's bodies, emotions and material culture to offer a new understanding of masculinities in Britain in the long nineteenth century. Using objects as well as texts and images, it shows how idealised and ugly bodies, and the feelings they stimulated, helped convey ideas abou...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Begiato, Joanne (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This book focuses on men's bodies, emotions and material culture to offer a new understanding of masculinities in Britain in the long nineteenth century. Using objects as well as texts and images, it shows how idealised and ugly bodies, and the feelings they stimulated, helped convey ideas about manliness and unmanliness across society.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781526128584