Meanings for Manhood
| Author | : Mark C. Carnes |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 1990-11-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226093646 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226093642 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (642 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Meanings for Manhood by : Mark C. Carnes
Download or read book Meanings for Manhood written by Mark C. Carnes and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-11-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stereotype of the Victorian man as a flinty, sexually repressed patriarch belies the remarkably wide variety of male behaviors and conceptions of manhood during the mid- to late- nineteenth century. A complex pattern of alternative and even competing behaviors and attitudes emerges in this important collection of essays that points toward a "gendered history" of men.