Southern Masculinity - Perspectives on Manhood in the South Since Reconstruction (Paperback)

This book covers topics from Cherokee chiefs to womanless weddings. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed collection ""Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South"" (Georgia, 2004), ""Southern Masculinity"" explores the contours of southern male identity from Reconstruction to the present. Twelve case studies document the changing definitions of southern masculine identity as understood in conjunction with identities based on race, gender, age, sexuality, and geography.After the Civil War, southern men crafted notions of manhood in opposition to northern ideals of masculinity and as counterpoint to southern womanhood. At the same time, manliness in the South - as understood by individuals and within communities - retained and transformed antebellum conceptions of honor and mastery. This collection examines masculinity with respect to Reconstruction, the New South, racism, southern womanhood, the Sunbelt, gay rights, and the rise of the Christian Right. Familiar figures such as Arthur Ashe are investigated from fresh angles, while other essays plumb new areas such as the womanless wedding and Cherokee masculinity.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2009
First published:	February 2009
Editors:	Craig Thompson Friend
Contributors:	Mathew Mace Barbee • Steve Blankenship • Edward J Blum • Christopher Breu • Joseph Creech • Seth Dowland • Kris Durocher • Craig Thompson Friend • John Howard
Dimensions:	154 x 229 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-3232-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-8203-3232-1
Barcode:	9780820332321

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