JFK and the masculine mystique
Subtitle: sex and power on the New Frontier
By: Steven Watts
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9781250049988
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Role models; Men; Influence; Civilization; Sex role; Masculinity; Identity; History
Other titles: J.F.K. and the masculine mystique; John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the masculine mystique
Description: A cultural examination of the popularity and allure of the thirty-fifth president reveals how Kennedy was tailored to appeal to the public of his time, explaining how he symbolized postwar views about American masculinity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-402) and index.
Table of contents: title: Kennedy Adonais; title: The crisis of masculinity in 1950s America; title: Style makes the man : candidate John F. Kennedy; title: Hollywood cool : Frank Sinatra and the Jack Pack; title: Existential tough guy : Norman Mailer; title: Secret agent men : Ian Fleming and James Bond; title: A philosophy for playboys : Hugh Hefner; title: Vigor and virility : President John F. Kennedy; title: Celebrity journalist : Ben Bradlee; title: Modern warriors : Maxwell Taylor and Edward Lansdale; title: The Spartacus syndrome : Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis; title: Mercury macho : Alan Shepard and John Glenn; title: The masculine mystique.