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Author:   Simon Wendt ,  Pablo Dominguez Andersen
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.581kg
ISBN:  

9781137536099

ISBN 10:   1137536098
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   29 September 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Crushing of Southern Manhood : War, Masculinity, and the Confederate Nation-State, 1861-1865; Craig Thompson Friend 2. Mormon Manhood and Its Critics: Polygamy and the Construction of Hegemonic Masculinity in the United States; Steve Estes 3. Eugenic Nationalism, Biopolitics, and the Masculinization of Hysteria: Historical and Theoretical Reflections; Anna Loutfi 4. Preserving the Family and the Nation: Eugenic Masculinity Concepts, Expert Intervention, and the American Family in the United States, 1900-1960; Isabel Heinemann 5. Less Than a Boot-Rag : Procreation, Paternity, and the Masculine Ideal in Fascist Italy; Martina Salvante 6. Martial Men in Virgin Lands? Nineteenth-Century Filibustering, Nation-Building, and Competing Notions of Masculinity in the United States and Nicaragua; Andreas Beer 7. Controlling Los Hombres: American State Power and the Emasculation of the Mexican Community, 1845-1900; Brian D. Behnken 8. Failure to Provide : Mexican Immigration, Americanization, and Marginalized Masculinities in the Interwar United States; Claudia Roesch 9. Marginal Centers: Martial Masculinities in Late Meiji Japan; Denis Gainty 10. The Transnational Origins of Hegemonic Dominican Masculinity; Maja Horn 11. Changing Heads and Hats: Nationalism and Modern Masculinities in the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey; Katja Jana 12. Youth of Awo-Omama Will Boycott Their Girls : Men, Marriage, and Ethno-Cultural Nationalism in Southern Nigeria, 1920-1956; Saheed Aderinto

Reviews

'Masculinities and the Nation in the Modern World' is a highly informative and interesting anthology which significantly contributes to the understanding of the diverse linkages between modern nations and masculinities. ... constitutes an important contribution to the history of the nation as well as to the history of masculinities. (Kristoff Kerl, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, April, 2016)

`Masculinities and the Nation in the Modern World' is a highly informative and interesting anthology which significantly contributes to the understanding of the diverse linkages between modern nations and masculinities. ... constitutes an important contribution to the history of the nation as well as to the history of masculinities. (Kristoff Kerl, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, April, 2016)

“‘Masculinities and the Nation in the Modern World’ is a highly informative and interesting anthology which significantly contributes to the understanding of the diverse linkages between modern nations and masculinities. … constitutes an important contribution to the history of the nation as well as to the history of masculinities.” (Kristoff Kerl, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, April, 2016)

Author Information

Pablo Dominguez Andersen, Germany Saheed Aderinto, Western Carolina University, USA Andreas Beer, University of Konstanz, Germany Brian Behnken, Iowa State University, USA Steve Estes, Sonoma State University, USA Craig Thompson Friend, North Carolina State University, USA Denis Gainty, Georgia State University, USA Isabel Heinemann, University of Münster, Germany Maja Horn, Barnard College, USA Katja Jana, University of Göttingen, Germany Anna Loutfi, Central European University, Hungary Claudia Roesch, University of Münster, Germany Martina Salvante, University of Florence, Italy Simon Wendt, University of Frankfurt, Germany

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