What is Masculinity? Historical Dynamics from Antiquity to the Contemporary World
Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experienc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2011, 2011
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| Series: | Genders and Sexualities in History
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experience - how men have tried, and failed, to be 'Real Men' |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 461 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230307254 |