The Trials of Masculinity Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930 |
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| Author:
| McLaren, Angus |
| Series title: | The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-50068-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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In this path-breaking history of manhood and masculinity, Angus McLaren examines how nineteenth- and twentieth-century western society created what we now take to be the traditional model of the heterosexual male. "Inherently interesting. . . . Exhibitionism, pornography, and deception all have their place here."--
Library Journal "An appealing wealth of evidence of what trials can reveal about the boundaries of men's roles around the turn of the...
More DescriptionIn this path-breaking history of manhood and masculinity, Angus McLaren examines how nineteenth- and twentieth-century western society created what we now take to be the traditional model of the heterosexual male.
"Inherently interesting. . . . Exhibitionism, pornography, and deception all have their place here."--Library Journal
"An appealing wealth of evidence of what trials can reveal about the boundaries of men's roles around the turn of the century."--Kirkus Reviews
"It is difficult to imagine a better guide to the most notorious scandals of our great-grandparents' day."--Graham Rosenstock, Lambda Book Report