The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930 (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society)
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Book Overview
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 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
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226500683
ISBN13:9780226500683
Release Date:June 1999
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:316 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Rated 4 starsSlow Burn but good!
By MizzyRed,
This book was interesting. I am a long distance walker venturing into jogging and so the bits with the training for long distance running intrigued me. Add in the disappearance of Mila and this was a book that I sped through fairly quickly. After finishing it, I had a new appreciation for the detail that was put into the cover with the lilac shoes. I must say, I did not see that end coming. I was totally thinking the Mila's...
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