Keywords:
Social role History 18th century
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Political science History 18th century
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Men History 18th century
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Sex role History 18th century
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Political culture History 18th century
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Patriarchy History 18th century
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Men - United States - History - 18th century
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Men - United States - History - 18th century
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Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
What role did manhood play in early American Politics? In A Republic of Men , Mark E. Kann argues that the American founders aspired to create a "republic of men" but feared that "disorderly men" threatened its birth, health, and longevity. Kann demonstrates how hegemonic norms of manhood-exemplified by "the Family Man," for instance--were deployed as a means of stigmatizing unworthy men, rewarding responsible men with citizenship, and empowering exceptional men with positions of leadership and authority, while excluding women from public life. Kann suggests that
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 238 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814747140
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0814747132
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DDC:
305.32/0973/09033
Language:
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Culture of Manhood; 2 The Grammar of Manhood; 3 The Bachelor and Other Disorderly Men; 4 The Family Man and Citizenship; 5 The Better Sort and Leadership; 6 The Heroic Man and National Destiny; 7 The Founders' Gendered Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
