The History of Men : Essays on the History of American and British Masculinities

In this collection, one of the worldвЂTMs leading scholars in the field of masculinity studies explores the historical construction of American and British masculinities. Tracing the emergence of American and British masculinities, the forms they have taken, and their development over time, Michael S. Kimmel analyzes the various ways that the ideology of masculinity—the cultural meaning of manhood—has been shaped by the course of historical events, and, in turn, how ideas about masculinity have also served to shape those historical events. He also considers newly emerging voices of previously marginalized groups such as women, the working class, people of color, gay men, and lesbians to explore the marginalized and de-centered notions of masculinity and the political processes and dynamics that have enabled this marginalization to occur. In This Collection, One Of The World's Leading Scholars In The Field Of Masculinity Studies Explores The Historical Construction Of American And British Masculinities. Tracing The Emergence Of American And British Masculinities, The Forms They Have Taken, And Their Development Over Time, Michael S. Kimmel Analyzes The Various Ways That The Ideology Of Masculinity - The Cultural Meaning Of Manhood - Has Been Shaped By The Course Of Historical Events, And, In Turn, How Ideas About Masculinity Have Also Served To Shape Those Historical Events. He Also Considers Newly Emerging Voices Of Previously Marginalized Groups Such As Women, The Working Class, People Of Color, Gay Men, And Lesbians To Explore The Marginalized And Decentered Notions Of Masculinity And The Political Processes And Dynamics That Have Enabled This Marginalization To Occur.--jacket. Born To Run: Fantasies Of Male Escape From Rip Van Winkle To Robert Bly / -- Consuming Manhood: The Feminization Of American Culture And The Recreation Of The Male Body, 1832-1920 /] -- Baseball And The Reconstitution Of American Masculinity, 1880-1920 / Men's Responses To Feminism At The Turn Of The Century / [michael S. Kimmel] -- The Cult Of Masculinity American Social Character And The Legacy Of The Cowboy / -- From Conscience And Common Sense To Feminism For Men: Pro-feminist Men's Rhetoric Of Support For Women's Equality / [-- From Lord And Master To Cuckold And Fop: Masculinity In 17th-century England /] -- Mundus Foppensis And The Levellers -- Greedy Kisses And Melting Extasy: Notes On The Homosexual World Of Early 18th-century England As Found In Love Letters Between A Certain Late Nobleman And The Famous Mr. Wilson. Michael S. Kimmel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 241-251) And Index. THE HISTORY OF MEN: Essays in the History of American and British Masculinities......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 1. Invisible Masculinity......Page 18 American Masculinities......Page 32 2. Born to Run: Fantasies of Male Escape from Rip Van Winkle to Robert Bly......Page 34 3. Consuming Manhood: The Feminization of American Culture and the Recreation of the Male Body, 1832–1920......Page 52 4. Baseball and the Reconstitution of American Masculinity, 1880–1920......Page 76 5. Men’s Responses to Feminism at the Turn of the Century......Page 88 6. The Cult of Masculinity: American Social Character and the Legacy of the Cowboy......Page 106 7. From “Conscience and Common Sense” to “Feminism for Men”: Pro-Feminist Men’s Rhetoric of Support for Women’s Equality......Page 120 British Masculinities......Page 138 8. From Lord and Master to Cuckold and Fop: Masculinity in 17th-Century England......Page 140 MUNDUS FOPPENSIS AND THE LEVELLERS......Page 158 9. “Greedy Kisses” and “Melting Extasy”: Notes on the Homosexual World of Early 18th-Century England as Found in Love Letters Between a certain late Nobleman and the famous Mr. Wilson......Page 206 Notes......Page 246 References......Page 256 C......Page 268 G......Page 269 L......Page 270 R......Page 271 V......Page 272 Y......Page 273