Making Sense of Men's Magazines

by Peter Jackson, Nick Stevenson, Kate Brooks

Book Overview

The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men's magazine market, raising important questions of a more general kind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestyle magazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash against feminism or are they merely harmless fun? Why did 'new man' give way to the 'new lad'? What political issues do these questions raise within the context of the information society? Making Sense...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745621767
• ISBN13: 9780745621760
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"