Title: Bring me men : military masculinity and the benign facade of American empire, 1898-2001 /
Authors: Belkin, Aaron, 1966-
Publisher: Hurst & Co.,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Sociology, Military United States History; Masculinity United States History; Gender identity United States History; United States Social conditions
Abstract: 'Bring Me Men' argues that American warriors must enter into a close relationship with the 'unmasculine' to define themselves. The case studies cover male-on-male rape at the US Naval Academy, as well as historical and contemporary attitudes towards cleanliness and filth.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: PART I -- Theory -- 1.Crack Troops: Military Masculinity Isn't Masculine -- 2.Imperial Cruise: Military Masculinity and the Normalization of Empire's Contradictions -- PART II -- Case Study One Penetrable/Impenetrable---U.S. Naval Academy, 2000 -- 3.Well-Reared Boys: Penetration and Rape in the U.S. Military -- 4.Man Oyer Board: Naturalizing Male-Male Rape in the U.S. Navy -- Case Study Two Filthy/Clean---Philippines, 1898- -- 5.Spoiling for a Fight: Filth, Cleanliness and Normative Masculinity -- 6.Civilizing Duties: Purity, Pollution, Empire and the Return of the Uncanny.