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

Arnold, J.; Brady, S.

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'.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349325979

DOI: 10.1057/9780230307254

Dimensions: 229.0cm x152.0cm

Pages: 461.0