The Trials of Masculinity

The Trials of Masculinity
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780226500690
ISBN-13 : 0226500691
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Book Synopsis The Trials of Masculinity by : Angus McLaren

Download or read book The Trials of Masculinity written by Angus McLaren and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this path-breaking history of manhood and masculinity, Angus McLaren examines how nineteenth- and twentieth-century western society created what we now take to be the traditional model of the heterosexual male. "Inherently interesting. . . . Exhibitionism, pornography, and deception all have their place here."—Library Journal "An appealing wealth of evidence of what trials can reveal about the boundaries of men's roles around the turn of the century."—Kirkus Reviews "It is difficult to imagine a better guide to the most notorious scandals of our great-grandparents' day."—Graham Rosenstock, Lambda Book Report


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