Across the Great Divide - Cultures of Manhood in the American West (Paperback)

From Custer and Geronimo to John Wayne and the Marlboro Man, American notions of masculinity have been deeply interwoven with our ideas about the West. But there's more to the relationship between manhood and the frontier than a simple tale of cowboys and Indians, ruggedness and civilization. In Across the Great Divide some of our leading historians look to both the history of masculinity in the West and to the ways that this experience has been represented in movies, popular music, dimestore novels, and folklore. Ramon Gutierrez (When Jesus Came, the Corn Mothers Went Away) describes the culture of machismo in early New Mexico; Susan Lee Johnson (Roaring Camp) takes on social life in Gold Rush boom towns; and other contributors introduce us to cross-dressing cowboys, cuckolded husbands hell-bent on revenge, and convicted outlaws walking to the gallows, among other characters. Intriguing, provocative, and important, Across the Great Divide makes us rethink easy assumptions about the nature of American masculinity.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Matthew Basso • Laura McCall • Dee Garceau
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-92471-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-415-92471-5
Barcode:	9780415924719

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