Masculinity in the Modern West: Gender, Civilization and the Body

by Christopher E. Forth

Book Overview

What does it mean to be a man? To be manly? How has this changed throughout history? This text examines the manly stereotype, which stresses courage and athletic comportment, which from the 18th century onwards became representative of normative modern society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403912416
• ISBN13: 9781403912411
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"