Masculinity and Nationhood, 1830-1910 [electronic resource] : Constructions of Identity and Citizenship in Belgium /
Hoegaerts, J.author.
A history of what it meant to be a man, and a citizen of an emerging nation throughout the nineteenth century. This book not only relates how Belgians were taught how to move and fight, but also how they spoke and sang to express masculinity and patriotism.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Three Anthems, a Flag and a Tenor: Introduction; Part I: Spaces; 1 Men in Space: The Construction of All-Male Spaces; 2 Movements in Space: Choreographies of Masculinity; Part II: Sounds; 3 Singing the Nation, Singing the Self; 4 Men's Sounds and Silences; Soundscapes of Gender and Nation; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A history of what it meant to be a man, and a citizen of an emerging nation throughout the nineteenth century. This book not only relates how Belgians were taught how to move and fight, but also how they spoke and sang to express masculinity and patriotism.
World politics.
Military history.
Social policy.
Sociology.
Gender identity in education.
Europe-History.
Political History.
History of Military.
Social Policy.
Gender Studies.
Gender and Education.
European History.