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A Republic of Men : the American Founders, Gendered Language, and Patriarchal Politics.

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What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of...

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Main Author: Kann, Mark E.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Social role > United States > History > 18th century.
Sex role > United States > History > 18th century.
Patriarchy > United States > History > 18th century.
Men > United States > History > 18th century.
Political science > United States > History > 18th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
Social Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Men.
Patriarchy.
Political culture.
Political science.
Sex role.
Social role.
United States.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men, Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of manhood-exemplified by "the Family Man," for instance--were deployed as a means of stigmatizing unworthy men, rewarding responsible men with citizenship, and empowering exceptional men with positions of leadership and authority, while excluding women from public life. Kann suggests that.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (250 pages)
ISBN:9780814763520
0814763529