Manipulating Masculinity War and Gender in Modern British and American Literature |
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| Author:
| Phillips, Kathy J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-62303-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $66.95 |
Book Description:
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This text uses literature from World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq wars to argue that when a society labels certain human traits 'feminine', that society can more easily manipulate men to war. It also looks at the ways Western cultural attitudes toward sex fuel wars.
This text uses literature from World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq wars to argue that when a society labels certain human traits 'feminine', that society can more easily manipulate men to war. It also looks at the ways Western cultural attitudes toward sex fuel wars.