What Is Masculinity?: Historical Dynamics from Antiquity to the Contemporary World

Book Overview

What is masculinity? Looked at across time - from antiquity to the modern day - the contours of 'manliness' take on an intriguing complexity. As the various contributors to this volume demonstrate, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied considerably over time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, one not available to all men, and one sometimes even applied to certain women. By looking at masculinity over time, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137305606
• ISBN13: 9781137305602
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 461 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"