The Body in the Anglosphere, 1880-1920: "Well Sexed Womanhood," "Finer Natives," and "Very White Men"

by Robert W. Thurston

Book Overview

Focusing on the body in every chapter, this book examines the changing meanings and profound significance of the physical form among the Anglo-Saxons from 1880 to 1920. They formed an imaginary-but, in many ways, quite real-community that ruled much of the world. Among them, racism became more virulent. To probe the importance of the body, this book brings together for the first time the many areas in which the physical form was newly or more extensively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032067713
• ISBN13: 9781032067711
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"