Ebook: The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930
Author: Angus McLaren
- Tags: History, Gay & Lesbian, World, Civilization & Culture, Expeditions & Discoveries, Jewish, Religious, Slavery & Emancipation, Women in History, History, Men, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Politics & Social Sciences, General, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Politics & Social Sciences, Specific Demographics, African-American Studies, Asian American Studies, Disabled, Ethnic Studies, Gay & Lesbian, Hispanic American Studies, Minority Studies, Native American Studies, Social Sciences, Politics & Social Sciences, History, Afri
- Series: The Chicago Series on Sexuality History and Society
- Year: 1997
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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 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
"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
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