The image of man : the creation of modern masculinity / George L. Mosse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosse, George L. (George Lachmann), 1918-1999, author.

Series:

Studies in the history of sexuality.

Oxford scholarship online.

Studies in the history of sexuality

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men--Psychology.

Men.

Masculinity.

Machismo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Men should be brave, daring, cool under fire and honourable. Who says so? This book by a major US historian sets out to show how our idea of manliness evolved and how long these qualities have been the norm.

Contents:

""COVER PAGE""; ""TITLE PAGE""; ""COPYRIGHT PAGE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1: INTRODUCTION: THE MASCULINE STEREOTYPE""; ""2: SETTING THE STANDARD""; ""3: GETTING THERE""; ""4: THE COUNTERTYPE""; ""5: MASCULINITY IN CRISIS: THE DECADENCE""; ""6: WARRIORS AND SOCIALISTS""; ""7: THE NORMAL SOCIETY OF MEN""; ""8: THE NEW FASCIST MAN""; ""9: TOWARD A NEW MASCULINITY?""; ""NOTES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771380-7

0-19-028438-2

1-280-47186-7

0-19-802615-3

0-19-535210-6

1-60256-338-1

OCLC:

1406782555