Masculinities in politics and war
Subtitle: gendering modern history
By: edited by Stefan Dudink, Karen Hagemann and John Tosh
Contributors: Dudink, Stefan; Hagemann, Karen; Tosh, John
Series: Gender in history
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Masculinity -- History; Masculinity -- Political aspects; Masculinity in popular culture; War and society; Politics and culture
Description: "In this collection, a group of historians explores the role of masculinity in the modern history of politics and war. Building on three decades of research in women's and gender history, the book opens up new avenues in the history of masculinity. The essays by social, political and cultural historians therefore map masculinity's part in making revolution, waging war, building nations, and constructing welfare states. Although the masculinity of modern politics and war is now generally acknowledged, few studies have traced the emergence and development of politics and war as masculine domains in the way this book does. Covering the period from the American Revolution to the Second World War and ranging over five continents, the essays in this book bring to light the many "masculinities" that shaped -- and were shaped by -- political and military modernity."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index