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JFK and the masculine mystique : sex and power on the New Frontier / Steven Watts.

Van Pelt Library HQ1090.3 .W38 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Watts, Steven, 1952- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Influence.
Kennedy, John F.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Men--United States--Identity--History--20th century.
Men.
Role models--United States--History--20th century.
Role models.
Masculinity--United States--History--20th century.
Masculinity.
Sex role--United States--History--20th century.
Sex role.
History.
Identity (Philosophical concept).
United States.
United States--Civilization--1945-.
Civilization.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
Men--Identity.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies.
Local Subjects:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
x, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Other Title:
J.F.K. and the masculine mystique
John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the masculine mystique
Place of Publication:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Contents:
Kennedy Adonais
The crisis of masculinity in 1950s America
Style makes the man : candidate John F. Kennedy
Hollywood cool : Frank Sinatra and the Jack Pack
Existential tough guy : Norman Mailer
Secret agent men : Ian Fleming and James Bond
A philosophy for playboys : Hugh Hefner
Vigor and virility : President John F. Kennedy
Celebrity journalist : Ben Bradlee
Modern warriors : Maxwell Taylor and Edward Lansdale
The Spartacus syndrome : Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis
Mercury macho : Alan Shepard and John Glenn
The masculine mystique.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-402) and index.
ISBN:
9781250049988
1250049989
OCLC:
945693824

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