The Manly Modern, the first major book on the history of masculinity in Canada, traces the history of what happened when men's supposed modernity became one of their defining features. Through a series of case studies covering such diverse subjects as car culture, mountaineering, war veterans, murder trials, and a bridge collapse, Christopher Dummitt argues that the very idea of what it meant to be modern was gendered.
A strong current of anti-modernist sentiment bubbled just beneath the surface of postwar masculinity, creating rumblings about the state of modern manhood that, ironically, mirrored the tensions that burst forth in 1960s gender radicalism.
| ISBN: | 9780774812757 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2008 |
| Author: | Christopher Dummitt |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Sexuality Studies |
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Gender studies: men and boys |
The Manly Modern, the first major book on the history of masculinity in Canada, traces the history of what happened when men's supposed modernity became one of their defining features. Through a series of case studies covering such diverse subjects as car culture, mountaineering, war veterans, murder trials, and a bridge collapse, Christopher Dummitt argues that the very idea of what it meant to be modern was gendered.
The Manly Modern features in the following genres: Gender studies: men and boys
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The Manly Modern was written by Christopher Dummitt and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
The Manly Modern has 232 pages
Yes it is part of Sexuality Studies series