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Dismembering the Male: Men's Bodies, Britain and the Great War

Categorie	WO I
Boeknummer	#252909
Titel	Dismembering the Male: Men's Bodies, Britain and the Great War
Auteur	Bourke, Joanna
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Reaktion Books
Jaar van uitgave	1996
ISBN10	0948462825
ISBN13	9780948462825
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Cloth, dust jacket, b/w illustrations.
Samenvatting	Some historians contend that femininity was "disrupted, constructed and reconstructed" during World War I, but what happened to masculinity? Using the evidence of letters, diaries, and oral histories of members of the military and of civilians, as well as contemporary photographs and government propoganda, Dismembering the Male explores the impact of the First World War on the male body. Each chapter explores a different facet of the war and masculinity in depth. Joanna Bourke discovers that those who were dismembered and disabled by the war were not viewed as passive or weak, like their civilian counterparts, but were the focus of much government and public sentiment. Those suffering from disease were viewed differently, often finding themselves accused of malingering. Joa... (Lees verder)nna Bourke argues convincingly that military experiences led to a greater sharing of gender identities between men of different classes and ages. Dismembering the Male concludes that ultimately, attempts to reconstruct a new type of masculinity failed as the threat of another war, and with it the sacrifice of a new generation of men, intensified.
Pagina's	336
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 45,00

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