A Republic of Men: The American Founders, Gendered Language, and Patriarchal Politics

by Mark Kann

Book Overview

What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of manhood-exemplified by "the Family Man," for instance--were deployed as a means of stigmatizing unworthy men, rewarding responsible men with citizenship, and empowering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814747132
• ISBN13: 9780814747131
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"