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What is Masculinity? : Historical Dynamics from Antiquity to the Contemporary World /

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Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experienc...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Arnold, John H. (Editor), Brady, Sean (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Genders and sexualities in history.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Ancient History.
Gender Studies.
History of Medieval Europe.
Modern History.
Social History.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
History, Ancient.
History, Modern.
Sex (Psychology)
Social history.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Europe > History-476-1492.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Across history, the ideas and practices of male identity have varied much between time and place: masculinity proves to be a slippery concept, not available to all men, sometimes even applied to women. This book analyses the dynamics of 'masculinity' as both an ideology and lived experience - how men have tried, and failed, to be 'Real Men'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 461 pages)
ISBN:9780230307254
DOI:10.1057/9780230307254