New Men: Manliness in Early America Contributor(s): Foster, Thomas A. (Editor), Norton, Mary Beth (Foreword by), Ditz, Toby L. (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0814727808 ISBN-13: 9780814727805 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Social Science | Men's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 305.310 |
LCCN: 2010033743 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 292 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Cr vecoeur wrote, "What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced." In casting aside their European mores, these pioneers, de Cr vecoeur implied, were the very embodiment of a new culture, society, economy, and political system. But to what extent did manliness shape early America's character and institutions? And what roles did race, ethnicity, and class play in forming masculinity? |
Contributor Bio(s): Norton, Mary Beth: - Ditz, Toby L.: - Foster, Thomas A.: - Thomas A. Foster is Professor of History at Howard University, in Washington, DC, and author of Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man: Massachusetts and the History of Sexuality in America, and Sex and the Founding Fathers: The American Quest for a Relatable Past. He is also editor of Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality (NYU Press, 2007), New Men: Manliness in Early America (NYU Press, 2011), and Documenting Intimate Matters: Primary Sources for a History of Sexuality in America. Foster tweets at @ThomasAFoster.pasting |