A History of Virility

Book Overview

How has the meaning of manhood changed over time? A History of Virility proposes a series of answers to this question by describing a trajectory that begins with ancient conceptions of male domination and privilege and examining how it persisted, with significant alterations, for centuries. While the mainstream of virility was challenged during the Enlightenment, its preeminence was restored by social forms of male bonding in the nineteenth century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231168780
• ISBN13: 9780231168786
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 7.3" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher