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The Male Body at War - American Masculinity during World War II (Paperback)
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The Male Body at War - American Masculinity during World War II (Paperback)
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Muscular, fearless, youthful, athletic--the World War II soldier
embodied masculine ideals and represented the manhood of the United
States. In The Male Body at War, Christina Jarvis examines the
creation of this national symbol, from military recruitment posters
to Hollywood war films to the iconic flag-raisers at Iwo Jima. A
poignant selection of illustrations brings together comics,
advertisements, media images, and government propaganda intended to
impress U.S. citizens and foreign nations with America's strength.
Jarvis recognizes, however, that the male body was more than a mere
symbol. During the war, the nation literally invested its survival
in the corps of servicemen, and the armed forces set about crafting
them into soldiers. Drawing upon medical journals, War Department
documents, and government health reports, Jarvis scrutinizes the
ways in which physical inspections defined male bodies by fitness
and race while training molded those bodies for action. At the same
time, she gives servicemen a voice through war memoirs and a survey
of over 130 veterans. Her searching analysis reveals not only how
the men mediated popular culture and military regimen to forge an
understanding of their own masculinity but how, in the face of dead
and wounded comrades, they tempered such body-centered ideals with
an emphasis on compassion and tenderness. Theoretically
sophisticated and methodologically innovative, The Male Body at War
makes a major contribution to the literature on the body as a
cultural construction. With its compelling narrative and engaging
style, it will appeal to a broad range of readers with interests in
gender studies as well as to students of American history and
culture.
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