Global Masculinities: Manliness and Whiteness in (African) American Literature

Armengol, J.

Inverting the traditional focus of ethnic studies on blackness as the object of scrutiny, this book explores dominant forms of white masculinity as seen by African American authors placed alongside certain white writers. Author analyzes texts by Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Frederick Douglass, and James Baldwin.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-07-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349503759

DOI: 10.1057/9781137482808

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 190